April is poetry month. This month I will be crafting and sharing original poems. Often, these poems will be messy and early drafts. Many of us are sharing our poems on twitter using the hashtag, #digipoetry. We hope you join us!
I discovered a cool new kind of poetry called Zip Odes. This form uses a zip code. Each line has that many words. The poem is usually about that place. If a zip code has a zero…no words for that line. Here’s my zip code from my hometown Springfield, MA….01118 and my Zip Ode:
Childhood
home
where
I grew up and learned who I was!
I learned about Zip Odes from my friend, TaramSmith on her blog. Today I am going to ask my students to write zip odes...about themselves, for characters in their books, the possibilities are endless. What will your zip ode say?!?!
Mine: https://notegraphy.com/dogtrax/note/1684993
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Nice! Such fun to write...I hope you share your kids' zip odes, Michelle.
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ReplyDeleteI loved these when I saw them on Tara's blog. I'm going to have to give one a try before the month is over. 01118 sounds like a special place.
Cathy
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ReplyDeleteBig Victorian houses,
Gingerbread decorations looking like fancy lace,
Stained glass windows sparkling like glittering jewels,
Stand like prim ladies,
Dressed up for tea.
Love this! I have been out of commission lately and need to get some more poetry written before the month is over. This is an excellent idea. I am off to see Tara's post. thanks for the idea.
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