This post is for JUNIORS only.
Your task for today? Write two poems. One should be in the form/style of William Carlos Williams' "This Is Just to Say":
This Is Just to Say
I have eaten
the plumbs
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold.
Pay attention to length, organization, message, etc. Here are the samples we created in class yesterday:
Your task for today? Write two poems. One should be in the form/style of William Carlos Williams' "This Is Just to Say":
This Is Just to Say
I have eaten
the plumbs
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold.
Pay attention to length, organization, message, etc. Here are the samples we created in class yesterday:
This is just to say
I have knocked down
your Christmas tree
next to the fireplace.
I know Boxing Day
means so much to your
family
Forgive me
But there was no other way
to burn down your house.
This is just to say
I have stolen your medical
degree
From the wall of your
office.
I know you worked long
hours
At Oakton
To earn it.
Forgive me
I needed it so that I
could
Play doctor with your
wife.
She is so sweet and so
cold.
This is just to say
I have taken your crutches
That you got from the
Emergency room.
You probably needed them
to walk around the school.
Forgive me
I took them because
I needed to swordfight
And now you have to hop.
This is just to say
I have laced your brownies
With laxatives.
By the time you read this,
You will be destroying
your toilet
And sweating up a storm.
Forgive me
But laxatives were on sale
At K-Mart.
This is just to say
I just kicked you in the
nards
And pushed you down the
stairs
You didn’t know it was me
Because I was wearing a
Luchador mask
Forgive me,
but you were blocking the
stairs.
And also, I’m a mute.
The second poem you are going to write is in the style/form of Tom Andrew's "Six One-Line Film Scripts":
Six One-Line Film Scripts
Film Noir
Everyone on earth is asleep – except Robert Mitchum.
French Flick
The camera is an emptiness that longs to be a camera.
Historic Epic
Thousands of extras…reset their alarm clocks.
Stephane Mallarme Counts the Buttons on the Hangman’s Vest
Mallarmé: Two, three…no…two…no…wait, two, three…one, two…
God, Guilt and Death
This will not work on film.
The Needle
Medium shot of a camel squeezing through the eye of a needle.
Again, as you write you poem be sure to pay attention to length, organization, message, etc. Here are the samples we created in class yesterday:
Six Kinds of Sports
Team sports
You always have someone else to blame for losing.
Individual sports
I only lost because the ball was rigged.
Boring sports
Wait for it … wait for it … wait for it …
Non-sports
Stop the music! I can’t find my unitard.
Dangerous sports
I’m thill hanthome wiffout my teef.
Ball sports
And the kick is no good. Neither is the catch or the throw
Six Roller-Coasters
Spinners
Puke rains down on the
bystanders like a refreshing spring mist.
Loopers
I’m afraid of heights.
Danglers
Oops, there goes my
wallet. I might as well spit on that kid.
Droppers
I can see my house … ooof.
Now it’s gone. So are my testicles.
Back-and-forthers
We’re going up, up … oh,
now we’re going down, down … oh, now we’re going up, up … oh, now we’re going
down, down … oh, now …
Whiplasher
That was fun. Now take me
to the chiropractor. And my attorney’s office.
Six Kinds of Junk Food
Greasy
You just ate my dog.
Spongy
I don’t know how they get
this white stuff in there, but it’s delicious.
Salty
I’m thirsty.
Smelly
How many calories in a
single whiff?
Crunchy
Don’t eat the MerMan
pencil topper that comes in the box.
Sweet
When’s my next dental
appointment?
