Poetry Challenge #172-Revisionist Poetry
20/20 hmmmmm. Along with everything else, 2020 has forced us to revise: revise our thinking, our habits, our actions past and to rethink—revision—going forward.
It’s not as simple as upgrading our eyewear prescription, is it? But necessary.
As we zoom into 2021, Let’s take time to revise!
Poetry Challenge #172
Revisionist Poetry
Choose a poem you like and see if you can really make it sing!
Look for repeated sounds in your poem—maybe several words contain an “O” sound or a bunch start with the letter “B”. . . a hint of a pattern, rhythm or beats.
Now’s that you’ve found them, play with those accidental patterns by changing some of your words so they have the same sound; some lines breaks to intensify the rhythm, etc. Try adding some onomatopoetic words—words that sound like actions: AHCHOO! CRINKLE! MUMBLE! SNAP!
Now read and compare both versions. Hear the difference?
Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes
Start Writing
Don’t Think Too Much About it; just do it!
Revisionist Playlist:
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge about 1700 days ago! (without a miss!!!) We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you (This one is Cindy’s.) If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.
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