Josie’s was very good, very insightful, commenting on the societal pressures of “growing up” and “criticiz mirror’s unfiltered / reflection.” (And yours, of course, was a lot of fun. Thanks, Allison, for your mentor poems and your fun prompt. The laces, in that smart two-color twist,Īre way more than any right person needs, Looking like I’d already climbed Annapurna Like one of those skinny REI catalog girls. “There’s no place like home” and hope to be there. Click the one heel to the other and recite Prop them up on the couchĪs you enjoy your favorite book and snack, To quickly roll up the car window as scattered showersīe “summer ready”. To catch a baby turtle.Tap impatiently as you wait Press it to the pedal,īut then abruptly hit the brake when a person stops traffic Walk to the kitchen, for the 50-11th time, Ahhhh liberation! I was given the word “foot”. I guess it’s the growing up thing, but as a grown up, I can’t wait to fling it across the room. I don’t know why bras are like a right of passage. I enjoyed all mentor poems, but Josie’s was my favorite.Her line “you can wear it so that you can feel all grown up” resonated with me. This was a fun prompt and I’m definitely going to use the website for my classroom. I haven’t written poetry in a while, so this is quite refreshing. If you’d like to invite other teachers to write with us, tell them to subscribe. Oh, and a note about drafting: Since we are writing in short bursts, we all understand (and even welcome) the typos and partial poems that remind us we are human and that writing is always becoming. Also, please be sure to respond to at least three writers. And, if the prompt does not work for you, that is fine. Read the poems already posted for more inspiration. (This is a public space, so you may use only your first name or initials depending on your privacy preferences.) Not ready? That’s okay. Now, scroll to the comment section below to write your own poem. Roll it like a ball use it as a hacky-sackĪnd criticize your mirror’s unfiltered reflection (Or choose a noun of your own!) Play with ideas, play with sounds, possibilities…enjoy! Then share your delight in fellow poets’ experimentation with “Things You Can Do…” by responding to their efforts! Things You Can Do with an Orange I’m offering it as a third mentor text.Īfter reading these three very different poems, spin the wheel here: One of my freshman poets landed on the word “bra” and wrote a stunning poem.Consider a second approach: I spun the lucky word “toilet” and turned it into something that, towards the end, was old-lady rap-ish!.Read the mentor poem (by Ally Visser, Dort College, published in the 2017 Lyrical Iowa.).Poetry prompts can set you loose–in whatever direction feels right. We then each spun the wheel to pick our word, then took off on a furious 15 minutes of free association resembling a poem. Today I’m sharing the prompt we built off the “Things You Can Do with an Orange” poem during our next Creative Writing club meeting.Īs each student entered the room, I asked them for a noun, which I then posted on a randomizing pick-a-name wheel. One of my students found the poem on our classroom poetry shelf this spring. hat episode when reading “Things You Can Do with an Orange” (by Ally Visser, first published in Lyrical Iowa 2017). I struggled in that moment as my child’s exploration of metaphor (box / hat) was snuffed out as wrong. Once when I was volunteering at my son’s preschool, he put an empty toy container on his head. I’m beginning my fourth year here, which means I’ve written almost 200 poems in this space. By participating in Open Write, I know I will write no fewer than 60 poems a year. Hello, and welcome! The Ethical ELA monthly Open Write invites/inspires/motivates me to come to the page for five consecutive days each month. Follow her at for photos of #IowaSky and for random musings. Allison is a runner, an accordion player, and a wedding officiant. She is active with the Iowa Council of Teachers of English, the Iowa High School Press Association, and the Iowa Poetry Association where she serves as teacher liaison. Allison Berryhill lives in Iowa where she advises the journalism program, teaches English, and hosts a weekly Creative Writing club at Atlantic High School.
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