PAD Challenge, Day 30
4/30/2013- a finished or unfinished poem “Education lap” -KB I actually wrote Changing and saving lives is what motivates me to be the best educator that I can be on my final teaching philosophy...
View ArticleThe end of National Poetry Month 2013
I’ve been participating in National Poetry Month for the first time sine my freshman year of college, and I have to say it was refreshing. Yesterday, April 30th, was not only the final day of NaPoMo...
View ArticleSpringtime Sestina
Bryant Park, NYC, 5/3/2013 Springtime Sestina -KB, 5/8/2013 I awaken to an unbearable itch. My eyes are swollen, filled with water. I ponder if I am sick or with fever, and I long for a box of...
View ArticleA brief poem
Yesterday’s tomorrows are no longer today. It’s time to set forth and move on to the unknown. -KB — I have a lot to post about (graduation! The Great Gatsby! moving!) but right now my energy has...
View ArticleTanka Tuesdays- Crickets
The school year begins for me this week, and in order to have a feeble attempt of staying on top of my blog, I’m instating Tanka Tuesdays. Every Tuesday, until the end of the school year, or at least...
View ArticleSplitting Apart the World
“What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split apart.” Muriel Rukeyser My words yearn to be spoken, and my ring yearns to shine, but the others before me cause me...
View ArticleRIP Bladder
Here lies my bladder, currently in a state of distress, as I try to cross my legs and wait for the damn bell to ring. Teacher problems, yo.
View ArticleDarkness
Today I had the privilege of being part of a writing workshop led by James Lecesne, co-founder of The Trevor Project. The workshop was about writing to our younger selves, something that was beautiful,...
View ArticleAdieu
Poetry Prompt: What in your life is coming to an end making way for something new? How do you handle endings, are they easy or hard? Samhain/Halloween is a time where the veil between worlds is thin...
View ArticleOctPoWriMo was a blast.
I had the pleasure of participating in OctPoWriMo in October, and today I received an amazing playful poetry pack I won in the raffle for participating. It was such a fun– and therapeutic– month....
View ArticleA tangible teacher tanka
Sometimes I question if I’m in the “right” career. I think of leaving, and then we have an “Aha!” moment in class. My heart’s full.
View ArticleWake up with poetry.
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness… I woke up this morning and saw a Facebook post from Deb saying she wanted to challenge Joyce Carol Oates to a “Howl-off.” Inevitably, this...
View ArticleIce
Snow love melts, freezes. Slick roads hide beneath black ice. Come dance winter’s dance.
View ArticleWhat will your verse be?
Tonight I’ve been prepping to teach my 2 new courses (a course on graphic novels and another course on poetry in today’s world). I was cranking out first-day-of-school Prezi presentations when I...
View ArticlePrivilege
Today, I challenge you to write a poem in terza rima. I saw a lot of my Facebook friends taking a Buzzfeed quiz so I decided to take it as well, and write a poem about the results. “Privilege” I took...
View ArticleMr. Bubbles
Today’s (optional) prompt is to write a poem in which you very specifically describe something in terms of at least three of the five senses. Mr. Bubbles There’s something scarring about fluorescent...
View ArticlePinning
Today I challenge you to write a ruba’i…Basically, a ruba’i is a four-line stanza, with a rhyme scheme of AABA. “Pinning” has become the key thing to do when planning a wedding of me and you. So let me...
View ArticleLazarus Jewel Box
Today’s prompt is to write a poem based off of a shell’s name. Shell names are weird. I ended up choosing the “Lazarus Jewel Box,” as the name rightfully reminds me of my friend, Lazarus, who was my...
View ArticleEaster Candy
Today I challenge you to write a poem in the voice of a member of your family. YOU ALL ARE BIG JERKS. I just want freaking candy. Share with me, you jerks. I give you kisses. Warmth. I play fetch when...
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