Wonderful presentation, Gabe and Ariel. You have set the bar high and I thank you for that.
If you have not yet submitted a poem to edmodo do so today and please try to respond to some of the poems on there.
What makes a good poem?
Impossible to answer BUT find out what is getting published today and why? Read The Claremont Review, Read The Malahat Review. Both literary magazines are in the library. Bring a copy with you to class next day.
What we are looking for in our poems--
Surprise--get your characters doing things, show us the world you create in great detail
Language--play with words--succulent stones Trust your images
Craft--sound, line break, titles, literary techniques
So what? -- invite us to feel, think, be moved by your work
Context--where are we, why, put in names of places, things, product names,
YOU NEED TO BE READING GOOD MODERN POEMS DAILY, PLEASE.
