Poetry Friday

Poetry Friday: Persona Poems

 
Today’s host for Poetry Friday is Tabatha at The Opposite of Indifference. Hop on over there for the roundup.
 

Persona Poems

 
Last week I had the opportunity to attend The Poet’s Studio class on Mask/Persona poetry with Georgia Heard, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, and special guest Kristine O’Connell. As a classroom teacher, I used their books over and over again.
 
We talked about different ways to write persona poems, looked at some great examples, and they give us tips for how to revise. It was great to be back in a class with them after I took a class last year with them on poetry collections.
 
Because learner is my #1 strength (Clifton Strengths Finders), I find that taking classes fills the well. This class helped me think about some possible persona poetry poems I could write.
 
 

Haiku of the Week

 

brittle bud

drained of its pastels—

summer artifact

 

Photo & Haiku © 2023 Marcie Flinchum Atkins

 
 
Photo Taken: January 3, 2023 at my sit spot near the creek
Haiku Written: January 22, 2023

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What I’m Reading

edited by Paul B. Janeczko
Illustrated by Melissa Sweet
 
The persona poetry class reminded me of this collection on my shelf. And it’s an oldie (published in 2001). I used it every year in my fourth grade classroom, and I found it on my shelf! I just couldn’t part with the poetry books when I moved to the library. It’s been fun to revisit the persona poems from the points of view of everyday objects like gloves, washing machines, kites, a mosquito, and more! It’s a treasure.
 
I’d love to know your favorite persona poem or collection. 
 

What I’m Noticing

My windowsill art this week is two-fold. I did a trio of tiny bouquets of snowdrops from the woods.
 
Then I clipped some dried basil plants into a thrift store vase the same week as I started basil from seed for this year’s garden.

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