Happy Poetry Friday!
Last month, we Poetry Sisters wrote poems in the style of e.e. cummings. Whew! I’m glad that is finished. For July, we decided to do haiku in the vein of classified ads. Two ancient forms–ha!
We were a bit behind this month and didn’t really do much revising. I wrote my first drafts while watching a drum corps show last Friday, and I haven’t changed too much of them. I went with a kind of variation on my riddle-ku. Maybe riddle-classi-ku? I was picturing elementary school teachers perhaps trying these with their students.
WANTED: Wrecking ball
for chrysalis destruction
Reward: butterfly
Slick, unexpected
Four slender appendages
FOUND by tadpole frog
Your eyes–all of them–
found me on your nectar tour
Buzz me, honey! ~Rose
Now, don’t forget to read all the Poetry Sisters’ poems below. They came up with some really clever and sophisticated haiku/senryu. I’ll be adding new links as soon as I have them. Until then, their names still link to their beautiful poems from last month. So give a click and read or reread:>)
Tricia
Sara?
Kelly?
Liz
Andi
Tanita?
Here are our previous collaborations:
| July 2015 | Inspired by e.e. cummings’ poems |
| Jun 2015 | Odes |
| May 2015 | Pantoums |
| Apr 2015 | Raccontinos |
| Mar 2015 | Sestinas (Lord have mercy) |
| Feb 2015 | Villanelles on hidden things |
| Jan 2015 | Triolets on beginnings (And I posted an extra one here.) |
| Pre-2015 | Villanelles, a crown sonnet, rondeau redoubles, and pantoums |
And for more Poetry Friday fun, visit the art/poetry maven Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference for the Poetry Friday Roundup!
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I love all three of your poems, but the butterfly really speaks to me. I think it’s interesting that Kelly, you, and I wrote poems with an insect theme. I wonder what inspired us …
Great minds think alike! It’s that simple:>)
I love all three of your poems, but the butterfly really speaks to me. I think it’s interesting that Kelly, you, and I wrote poems with an insect theme. I wonder what inspired us …
Great minds think alike! It’s that simple:>)
What a clever combination, riddle-classi-ku. Must try these with my kiddos. Yours are great mentor texts. I like the buzzing eyes the best.
It’s kind of a mouthful, isn’t it? Have fun with them–I know y’all will!
What a clever combination, riddle-classi-ku. Must try these with my kiddos. Yours are great mentor texts. I like the buzzing eyes the best.
It’s kind of a mouthful, isn’t it? Have fun with them–I know y’all will!
Really enjoyed your poems, Laura! I was particularly charmed by your tadpole, I mean frog.
Thanks, Tabatha. He was my favorite, too. Poor, confused guy.
Really enjoyed your poems, Laura! I was particularly charmed by your tadpole, I mean frog.
Thanks, Tabatha. He was my favorite, too. Poor, confused guy.
These are great fun and I can’t wait to try writing some with my 5th graders! I love the strikeout of tadpole/frog!
That was my favorite part, too, Maureen:>) I’m kind of addicted to strikeouts. I hope your 5th graders have a blast with them.
These are great fun and I can’t wait to try writing some with my 5th graders! I love the strikeout of tadpole/frog!
That was my favorite part, too, Maureen:>) I’m kind of addicted to strikeouts. I hope your 5th graders have a blast with them.
Happy Friday. Love haikus and love the “want ads” concept. Yours evoke three different emotions — humor, romance and new beginnings. Thanks Laura.
Thank YOU, Martha! I struggled with the concept of classifieds, but it was fun once I kind of wrapped my head around it. I’d like to write more. Maybe they should be Facebook Garage Sale ads or something, though, to keep up with the times.
Happy Friday. Love haikus and love the “want ads” concept. Yours evoke three different emotions — humor, romance and new beginnings. Thanks Laura.
Thank YOU, Martha! I struggled with the concept of classifieds, but it was fun once I kind of wrapped my head around it. I’d like to write more. Maybe they should be Facebook Garage Sale ads or something, though, to keep up with the times.
I think it would be an enormously fun project in itself to write personals ads in haiku for an afternoon. That “Buzz me, honey!” made me laugh out loud.
Randy gets credit for the “honey!” I agree–personals could be a hoot!
I think it would be an enormously fun project in itself to write personals ads in haiku for an afternoon. That “Buzz me, honey!” made me laugh out loud.
Randy gets credit for the “honey!” I agree–personals could be a hoot!
Love all these, Laura, the “slick…slender appendages”. Fun surprise! You all give great ideas for trying new kinds of poems. Thank you!
Thanks, Linda:>) So glad you like them!
Love all these, Laura, the “slick…slender appendages”. Fun surprise! You all give great ideas for trying new kinds of poems. Thank you!
Thanks, Linda:>) So glad you like them!
I adore the breezy way that last one finishes. Buzz me honey! And I greatly admire how you’ve made these filled with concrete image, kid-friendly AND riddles too. Dang, girl.
Thanks, Sara–one thing I love about this monthly project is how clear it’s becoming what strengths and weaknesses each of us has and how we approach poems. I love that we could now probably send all our poems without signing them and we’d each likely be able to tell who wrote what. Concrete and kid-friendly are the qualities I gravitate to. Depth and sophistication, as much as I’d like to claim them, are not.
I adore the breezy way that last one finishes. Buzz me honey! And I greatly admire how you’ve made these filled with concrete image, kid-friendly AND riddles too. Dang, girl.
Thanks, Sara–one thing I love about this monthly project is how clear it’s becoming what strengths and weaknesses each of us has and how we approach poems. I love that we could now probably send all our poems without signing them and we’d each likely be able to tell who wrote what. Concrete and kid-friendly are the qualities I gravitate to. Depth and sophistication, as much as I’d like to claim them, are not.
You really rocked this one, Laura. I am in love with that brazen rose.
Thanks, Andi. She is a hussy:>)
You really rocked this one, Laura. I am in love with that brazen rose.
Thanks, Andi. She is a hussy:>)
So good, Laura! Loved the tadpole/frog twist and the Buzz me!
Thanks, John–I appreciate it–and so fun to have you playing along!
So good, Laura! Loved the tadpole/frog twist and the Buzz me!
Thanks, John–I appreciate it–and so fun to have you playing along!
Laura,
I enjoyed reading them all–especially the last one. I have written fairy tale classified ad poems–but never thought of writing ads as haiku. What a clever idea!
I *think* it was Sara who suggested we do that. It sounded easy. Mine are kind of basic, but they were pretty fun to do, once I wrapped my head partway around it…
Laura,
I enjoyed reading them all–especially the last one. I have written fairy tale classified ad poems–but never thought of writing ads as haiku. What a clever idea!
I *think* it was Sara who suggested we do that. It sounded easy. Mine are kind of basic, but they were pretty fun to do, once I wrapped my head partway around it…
*love*
Especially the butterfly and frog, but they were all so good!
Thank you, Kelly–animal classified-ers, unite!
*love*
Especially the butterfly and frog, but they were all so good!
Thank you, Kelly–animal classified-ers, unite!
Fun AND clever, Laura!
Thanks, Michelle:>)
Fun AND clever, Laura!
Thanks, Michelle:>)
You girls are amazing. Not only do you challenge yourselves, but then you UP the challenge just so things don’t ever get too easy! (Loved the editorial comment on your sestina month!!)
THanks, Mary Lee. It has been a fun journey so far. Well, some months have been more fun than others. But I’ve definitely learned something every single month.
You girls are amazing. Not only do you challenge yourselves, but then you UP the challenge just so things don’t ever get too easy! (Loved the editorial comment on your sestina month!!)
THanks, Mary Lee. It has been a fun journey so far. Well, some months have been more fun than others. But I’ve definitely learned something every single month.
Thanks for sharing, Laura-great idea for classroom use! You are all amazing 🙂
Thanks, Andrea–this month we’re working on found poems. Always an adventure!
Thanks for sharing, Laura-great idea for classroom use! You are all amazing 🙂
Thanks, Andrea–this month we’re working on found poems. Always an adventure!
Now those poems are quite clever, Laura and made me smile. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Carol!
Now those poems are quite clever, Laura and made me smile. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, Carol!