in solitary
grunts and barks speak
leave me alone
recent discovery
during
mating season
rapid
pulsating
bleats
1 call - come hither
once endangered
now vulnerable
may there be hope
keep on bleating
keep mating
keep growing
I'm re-continuing my study of the book Poems are Teachers How Studying Poetry Strengthen Writing in All Genres by Amy Ludwig Vanderwater. Each week I will let you know the technique of the week I've played with and a thought or two about the process.
"Current news stories might make us angry or sad or joyful, and writing gives us a way to give our feelings and reactions form." Amy Ludwig Vanderwater
This week was Respond to Current News and I knew right away I was going to have to read some news because it doesn't help my emotions so I often ignore it. I opened up my NY Times app that Pam Allyn recommended as her favorite and began scrolling down the list of today's articles. I keep scrolling until I found, Decoding Panda's Come Hither Calls.
As I read the article, I started jotting words used in the article. I then used my dictionary app to find other words for that word meaning. Then I began drafting my poem and found I needed to do a little research on the levels of extinction. I did worry I was giving an account of the information and not sharing a reaction. I tried to work in my reaction at the end.
As I read the article, I started jotting words used in the article. I then used my dictionary app to find other words for that word meaning. Then I began drafting my poem and found I needed to do a little research on the levels of extinction. I did worry I was giving an account of the information and not sharing a reaction. I tried to work in my reaction at the end.