Hi, and welcome! During National Poetry Month, I’m posting a magnipoem each day that I can. That’s a poem inspired by my simply looking at an object under a magnifying glass for 1 minute each day, and then jotting a poem. Feel free to try this with students (you can have them just get up close and personal to something and study it closely for a minute). If you want to share online, tag me (@LauraPSalas) or share here in the comments! You can see all my magnipoems here.
Here’s today’s magnipoem.
And here’s a pic of my process. I was thinking of a kid with a grandpa who was a farmer, and whose skin was tan and weathered from being out in the fields all summer. I brainstormed a few notes, but then wrote the draft as I created the graphic.
And if you’re looking for something different, check out the resources on my Poetry Page for some more ideas.