Poetry Challenge #158-Mine for Lines--Foundlings
“Nikki Grimes” saying her name is synonymous with poetry. The way Nikki lives, loves, creates is pure poetry—as are her books! I keep a copy of her WORDS WITH WINGS on my desk-always!
A few years back I was gifted with a week of mornings with Nikki at Kindling Words West. If you’re not familiar with KW it’s a “professional retreat for the children’s book world.” To continue:
Fellow attendee, SCBWI-Houston bud, Force of an Author, Lynne Kelly was there too.
While I soaked up Nikki’s magic, Lynne shared snippets of what Nikki sprinkled us with on her blog: “Making Stuff Up and Writing it Down” including Nikki’s instructions for creating Found Poems which, to non-poet me felt like validating paint-by-number as “art”. It sort of kind of feels like cheating—but also like an easy way in. I can do easy!
Nikki’s magic doesn’t come in a jar!
Poetry Challenge #158
Mine for Lines-Foundlings
Its time to revise. Read through some of your previous poems and “find gems”—favorite lines or phrases or words. Use these foundlings to create a new poem. You might decide to only mine one poem.
Or, maybe even more exciting: stir things up by combining foundlings from several poem to create your new poem. Surprise yourself!
Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes
Start Writing
Don’t Think Too Much About it; Just do it!
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge more than SIXTEEN HUNDRED days ago! (without a miss!!!) We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. 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. And scroll down for my happy news:
