INKpals (Partnerships Affecting Literacy) » Basic Descriptive Assignment http://www.enzosurinink.org/literacy poetry in action Mon, 09 May 2011 13:10:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Remix that Poem! http://www.enzosurinink.org/literacy/2011/05/remix-that-poem/ http://www.enzosurinink.org/literacy/2011/05/remix-that-poem/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 10:33:18 +0000 Poet Enzo Surin http://www.enzosurinink.org/literacy/?p=260 One of my favorite activities to do is to find a poem with a rhythm I like and simply match it with a poem of my own. The key is to write from your own experience, using your own vocabulary, so you can end up with a completely different poem, with something that is genuinely YOU.

 

It’s a great way to break out of a slump, consider it a push start.  It’s also  a great way to experiment with a different voice. Consider it remixing the poem. Are you game?

 

Write On!!!

]]> http://www.enzosurinink.org/literacy/2011/05/remix-that-poem/feed/ 0 Assignment #1 – My Neighborhood http://www.enzosurinink.org/literacy/2009/02/hello-world/ http://www.enzosurinink.org/literacy/2009/02/hello-world/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:38:49 +0000 Poet Enzo Surin http://www.enzosurinink.org/literacy/?p=1 Develop the following topic into a poem of not fewer than six lines. Your writing will be evaluated on the basis of organization, clarity, and use of language and mechanics.

Topic: On My Block

Prompts: what does one typically see when walking in your neighborhood? On your block? Near your house or apartment building?

Resources:
The following in an excerpt from Cachoeira by Marilyn Nelson. This should help you get started.

We drove on Salvador’s four-lane boulevards,
past unpainted cement houses, and billboards,
and pedestrians wearing plastic shoes,
and little shops, and streets, and avenues,
a park, a mall…

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