Poetry+Apprenticeship+Discussion

=Hurrah for Poetry! =

What:
This year, we will be apprenticing ourselves to many master poets and writers throughout the year. Doing so will help us to understand how successful writers do what they do, and it will also help us to develop our own voices. Think of this exercise as trying on lots of different clothes to see which styles you like best. You will then naturally incorporate those elements of style into your own writing. We'll start with poetry, but we'll model other forms as well.

How It'll Work:
Each week, I'll post a few links on this page to poems by successful poets (both modern and not). Your task will be to look through them, decide which one you'd like to model, and then emulate the poem.

Why the Wiki?
This Wikispace will allow us to discuss these poems and emulations in the connected "Discussion" page to each week (you'll see it as a tab at the top of the page). Once you complete your emulation, you'll be able to post it as a discussion entry. I've provided a sample for you to view. When you post your emulation, make sure to make the subject clear. For example, if you do a William Carlos William emulation that week, your subject could be "Williams Emulation - (Your Name)."

Below you'll see a list of the weeks of the school year (which will grow as we add to it). Click on the appropriate week, and the poetry links will be there.

Week One (8.23-27)