First of all, what an amazing opportunity for us at MHS!
Three Rules from Slam Poets for Writers:
Author and books that the slam poets mentioned and advocated:
Veronica Roth - Divergent series
Suzanne Collins - Hunger Games series
John Green - The Fault in our Stars
20 in less than 20
1. People
Let's write a poem - style mimic American Poet, William Carlos William.
So much depends
upon
our belief that
love is stronger than hate.
We are faced with hate
every day.
We can choose to engage,
or conquer it with love.
Seeing beyond the mask,
understanding
what drives the hate,
educating the ignorant,
spreading tolerance and joy,
leads us to
loving as Christ loved
and moves us
beyond hate.
Three Rules from Slam Poets for Writers:
- Write about what you know
- Make it odd, because odd means different and outside the realm of normal
- ALWAYS READ MORE THAN YOU WRITE!!!!!
Author and books that the slam poets mentioned and advocated:
Veronica Roth - Divergent series
Suzanne Collins - Hunger Games series
John Green - The Fault in our Stars
20 in less than 20
1. People
- TJ - Unconditional love
- Parker - talented
- Maddy - loving
- Beaux - joy
- Maw-Maw - great cook
- Home - safety & love
- White Rock Lake - peace
- Hawaii - beauty
- Bridge City - roots
- Library - opportunities
- Go to Europe
- Get my Doctorate
- Watch my children graduate from college
- Skydive
- Retire to a house on the lake
- Love is stronger than hate
- Reading is a blessing
- God strengthens me
- Exercise is the best stress relief
- There is a silver lining in every storm cloud
Let's write a poem - style mimic American Poet, William Carlos William.
So much depends
upon
our belief that
love is stronger than hate.
We are faced with hate
every day.
We can choose to engage,
or conquer it with love.
Seeing beyond the mask,
understanding
what drives the hate,
educating the ignorant,
spreading tolerance and joy,
leads us to
loving as Christ loved
and moves us
beyond hate.