I have loved learning more about poetry and finding a love for it again. There was definitely a time when I did not want to learn about poetry or write poems because of how I have learned it in the past and how confusing it use to be. Now, I love poetry and all the differences it brings to the table. When I say differences I mean structures, perspectives, meanings, and so much more. There is a great amount that we can learn from poetry. In my notebook, I catch myself creating poems all the time now because I love how they can be short, but carry so much meaning and emotion in them. I am very thankful to have poetry back in my life and grateful I had a wonderful professor, Dr. Beth Frye, who helped me love it again.
Helpful Resources
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Each of these books have been super helpful and give ideas for poems that can be written. I found each of these to act as a guide for me when I was writing my own poetry. Awakening the Heart is a textbook and it is loaded with ideas that can be incorporated with poetry. With books like Firefly July, All the Small Poems and Fourteen More, and Love That Dog there are great mentor poems to help create your own.
Forest Has a Song is one of my favorite books of poetry. I love how the forest is inviting the girl in and how the reader gets to hear multiple perspectives like the girl’s, the animals, and the forest. I created a poetry invitation which can be found here. There are many poems in this book that can serve as a mentor text to be used to create your own poem. This is definitely a book I will use a lot in the future.
Thank You, Poetry
Thank you, poetry for everything you have taught me not only as a poet, but also as a person. There were many layers I did not know about you. I cannot wait to teach my students poetry and my hope is they will find a love for it just like I did. Poetry, I admire you and all that you bring to the writing world. Thank you.
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