tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747737444977924398.post4414151502104128285..comments2023-10-02T08:01:30.988-07:00Comments on ChitChat: Poetry Friday- It's a special one today!Donna Jones Koppelmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12857811448882017818noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747737444977924398.post-56504163161101856862009-02-08T14:27:00.000-08:002009-02-08T14:27:00.000-08:00Great Job, Ashleigh! It's tough coming up with som...Great Job, Ashleigh! It's tough coming up with something on the spot. Read lots of poetry so you a feel for the kind of poetry that is "you". :) You'll find your own rhythm and voice. So don't be afraid to use it!<BR/><BR/>Donna - I loved the twist at the end! I'll have to post one another time on this subject. perhaps on the time I got in trouble in Mrs. Cox's class...Write2ignitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266315375662322726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747737444977924398.post-8022968721592896312009-02-06T15:03:00.000-08:002009-02-06T15:03:00.000-08:00Ashleigh, your poem was amazing for just five minu...Ashleigh, your poem was amazing for just five minutes, and not knowing you were going to have to do it, too. Sounds like you have talent, so keep at it. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your input on my critique today. Those comments help me improve. It's impossible to see your own work objectively, but you still have to have faith in yourself.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339997444699943878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747737444977924398.post-21797980788307312082009-02-06T11:23:00.000-08:002009-02-06T11:23:00.000-08:00Wow, Ashleigh! You did well and in only five minut...Wow, Ashleigh! You did well and in only five minutes! With a notebook handy as Jody said, you'll be amazed at word combinations that you come up with. Soak up nature and appeal to all the senses. Keep trying new ways of writing and read all sorts of poets. Good luck,<BR/><BR/>MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747737444977924398.post-29901872861226541212009-02-06T10:59:00.000-08:002009-02-06T10:59:00.000-08:00Donna,My advice to a young writer: Keep a journal....Donna,<BR/>My advice to a young writer: Keep a journal. Write something every day. Read. Everything. And read more. <BR/>--JodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5747737444977924398.post-75421241742133590762009-02-06T07:09:00.000-08:002009-02-06T07:09:00.000-08:00LOVE it, Ashleigh! Hooray for our first guest poe...LOVE it, Ashleigh! Hooray for our first guest poet! <BR/><BR/>Here's the time I got in trouble;<BR/><BR/>The day I got in trouble at school<BR/>I thought I'd acted, Oh, so cool.<BR/><BR/>I'd livened up my English class<BR/>With jokes, and, Okay, a little sass.<BR/><BR/>The kids all laughed for a while<BR/>But then glares replaced their smiles.<BR/><BR/>I looked up to see the principal's stare.<BR/>He yanked me up and out of there.<BR/><BR/>In the office, he explained it well.<BR/>Having fun is for after the bell.<BR/><BR/>I'm no longer the school's class clown.<BR/>Now I'm the best behaved teacher around.Donna Jones Koppelmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12857811448882017818noreply@blogger.com