1. Spine Poetry
a) Spine Poetry uses the book titles located on the spine of a book to create a poem. Do an image search of "Spine Poetry" and record your favorite example.
b) In groups of 2-3 people, go to the library and try and create a spine poem using 3-5 book titles. Record your creation. Be sure to return all the books you used to the shelf before you leave. |
2. Twitter Poetry
Twitter has a program that will look at your tweet history and compose a poem out of the postings. Try it out for yourself. Type in your twitter handle, or the twitter handle of someone else, and follow the directions to create a poem.
a) Create a poem using the poem generator. Does the poem have a form? Theme? Rhetorical devices? Identify them.
b) Does a poem need authorial intent to have a purpose? Why or why not? |
2. Chess Poetry
The link below will take you to a website about Chess Poetry. Explore the website and answer the questions below.
a) What is chess poetry?
b) Does a poem's creator need to be human in order to be considered an art form? Why or why not? c) Brainstorm some ways poetry may be created in the future. |
3. Sound Poetrya) Research "sound poetry" on the web. What is sound poetry?
b) Listen to the sound poetry samples below. What are your first impressions of sound poetry? c) Research one of the authors above. What led them to create sound poetry?
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Final Question
a) Take a second look at your poetry web. Add these new poetical forms to your web.
b) Which of these poems fit your definition of poetry and which do not? Explain your choices. Does this exercise alter your definition of poetry in any way?
c) Create a new definition of poetry.
b) Which of these poems fit your definition of poetry and which do not? Explain your choices. Does this exercise alter your definition of poetry in any way?
c) Create a new definition of poetry.