

How to Write a Poem Using a Word Hoard - Markings 127
Word Hoard We use words to make sense of our lives — to make friends, to express our thoughts and feelings, to convince other people...

How to Write a Poem by Choosing an Emotion - Markings 125
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How to Write a Poem Using the Weather as Your Subject or Theme - Markings 124
Writing the Weather Write a weather poem about a weather-related topic. e.g. Rainbows, Snowflakes, Clouds, Ice, Cyclones, etc. To start,...

How to Write a Poem about what's Going on Inside Your Head - Markings 123
Inside Your Head What things are spinning around your head? What thoughts and hopes and plans? A song from the morning radio? Homework,...


How to Write a Poem from a Doddle or an Ink Blot - Marking 122
Doodle & Ink Blot Poems Most people can doodle. By this I mean draw abstract shapes and symbols on a piece of paper. If you let your mind...


How to Write a Poem by Textually Intervening in Someone Else's Poem - Marking 121
Textual Intervention Choose a suitable poem: see Browning's 'My Last Duchess" below - an ideal poem. As you read, ask yourself: 1. How...


How to Write a Poem if You were to Choose to be Something Else - Markings 120
If You Were? Use the list below and the ideas you come up with to write a poem. Complete the whole list and then choose just one to write...


How to Write a Poem from a Graveyard - Markings 119
Voices From the Graveyard Another place you might visit to find inspiration for a poem is an old graveyard. One of the peculiar aspects...


How to Write a Poem about who I am - Markings 118
Writing a Poem about who I Am A Personality Poem rock stone pebble canvas ...