Category Archives: Story Starters
Some more thoughts on erasure poetry
In March I taught a workshop at 826michigan about erasure poetry. That workshop, which I called “The Poetry of Absence,” was inspired by a post I’d published here on Klickitat a few months earlier. I wanted to report back and … Continue reading
Press Release: Third Annual Found Poem Student Contest (New York Times)
A while back, I wrote about the practice of erasure poetry. Now you have a chance to put your skills to use! Through April 16th, The New York Times is accepting entries for their third annual Found Poem contest from persons … Continue reading
Filed under Story Starters, This Business of Writing
I’m teaching a found object workshop on May 19th at 826michigan
Inspiration Sold Separately: Storytelling through Catalogs and Found Artifacts Ages: 12-15, 15 students Saturday, May 19, 2-3:30pm (one session) Catalogs aren’t junk mail! They’re actually on-going sagas in disguise. Just who are the people buying those clothes and furnishing their … Continue reading
Erasure Poems
Erasure poems are an inexpensive and quickly assembled craft project to pull out of your back pocket someday (maybe in April, for National Poetry Month). If you work with creative writing students, I think you’ll like this one. Best of … Continue reading
Filed under Professional Practice, Story Starters
Review: I Know Here by Laurel Croza
I Know Here Written by Laurel Croza Illustrated by Matt James Groundwood Books, 2010 On shelves now Shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Literature and the winner of the 2010 Boston Globe – Horn Book Award, I … Continue reading
Filed under Book Reviews, Klickitat Recommends, Story Starters
