{"id":3046,"date":"2015-04-17T08:53:11","date_gmt":"2015-04-17T15:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=3046"},"modified":"2015-04-17T08:53:11","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T15:53:11","slug":"the-language-of-your-childhood-is-poetry-prompt-155","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/the-language-of-your-childhood-is-poetry-prompt-155\/","title":{"rendered":"The Language of Your Childhood is Poetry.  Prompt #155"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April is Poetry Month. Let&#8217;s talk about poetry.<\/p>\n<p>The following is inspired from a workshop with Pat Schneider.<\/p>\n<p>Poetry is about music of language and comes in all forms: Music, nursery rhymes, hymns, jump rope rhymes.<\/p>\n<p>Look in anthologies for different kinds of poetry, different styles, different authors as poets.<\/p>\n<p>Guess what . . . You don\u2019t have to like all poetry.<\/p>\n<p>Think about the language of your childhood. Imagine sitting around your kitchen table, or the living room couch or sofa . . . depending on where you grew up, you might call this item of furniture &#8221; the davenport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Remember your family\u2019s way of talking. Hear poetry in music that was spoken around the kitchen table. Remember the language of your childhood.<\/p>\n<p>When writing poetry, don\u2019t strain the language. Use normal words. Fall into the poetic playground.<\/p>\n<p>One way to write poetry: Take the melody from a song that you know and sing new words to make up your own song.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Lola.200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1612 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Lola.200.jpg\" alt=\"Lola.200\" width=\"200\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>Prompt:<\/strong> Write a short poem \u2013 using a theme running in your head \u2013 a song you like, a rhyme, hymn, nursery rhyme, jump rope rhyme. Or, don\u2019t even worry about a rhythm. Just go with whatever comes up.<\/p>\n<p>Write a poem about a time at the kitchen table when you were little.<\/p>\n<p>Or a poem about night time.<\/p>\n<p>Or a summer memory. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Just Write!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is Poetry Month. 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