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Poetry: September 25, 2019 Issue [#9775]




 This week: No Place Like Home Poetry
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"I wrote some of the worst poetry west from the Mississippi River, but I wrote. And I finally sometimes got it right."

Maya Anjelou


"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it."

Gustave Flaubert




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No Place Like Home Poetry



Just like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, there’s no place like home… for ideas.

Today’s newsletter is about poetry topics—specifically about finding inspiration closer to home.



It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood



Now, if you are following the “write what you know” mantra, then you are probably getting inspiration within your four walls already.
What I’m referring to today is finding inspiration in your neighborhood, city or region and if you don’t know about it, discover it and learn about it—then feature it in a poem.



A Beautiful Day for a Neighbor


Look for:

--a past or present person

--a past or present event

--an interesting place


Example: We have a local museum that used to be a home downtown. It houses some historic items and local lore. Great inspiration! It is also rumored to be haunted and has ghost tours periodically. Right off the bat we have some historical items and people, as well as some potential horror inspiration.


Take it all in. Take notes. Take pictures, if allowed.

The worst thing that can happen is you learn about a lot of cool stuff.

And now for a poetry form to play around with while you write your locally inspired poetry.



Teddy Poem


This would be great for a historical poem but, honestly, it could work for many things.



MUST HAVES


--line count: 21

--stanza count: 5 (counting your beginning line, 3 body stanzas and final couplet)

--theme: The adventures of an immortal Teddy Bear

--meter: iambic pentameter, with an alexandrine pause within each line (see line one for more info).

--Line one: “Many, many years ago when Teddy was much younger than today” There is some allowance for variants.

--rhyme: A (your first line as described above or a slight variant) BBCCDD EEFFGG HHIIJJ KK



COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?


--theme





SOURCE NOTES:


https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/teddy-poem/





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Editor's Picks



Theme: Home

The color of sky Open in new Window. [ASR]
...saw it coming - the time to go home...
by magrat Author Icon

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by A Guest Visitor

 Home Open in new Window. [E]
A poem of what could have been, given the chance...
by Anne M R Chiles - *published!* Author Icon

 The Shock Comes Home Open in new Window. [E]
The first bodies of the Swedish Tsunami victims came home this week.
by Ann Ticipation Author Icon

 Home Open in new Window. [E]
This poem speaks of loneliness and security.
by writegirl is back Author Icon

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by A Guest Visitor

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by A Guest Visitor

 LONG WALK HOME Open in new Window. [E]
Prayer to God in the evening of life.
by Dr M C Gupta Author Icon

 THE NURSING HOME (An Empty Bed) Open in new Window. [ASR]
I turned to go into my sister's room -
by COUNTRYMOM-JUST REMEMBER ME Author Icon


 
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If so, send it through the feedback section at the bottom of this newsletter OR click the little envelope next to my name (187) and send it through email.


Comments on last month's newsletter:


From: eyestar~* Author Icon
Thanks for sharing your experience and insight about the why of poetry. I can't say I have ever really given it a solid conscious delineation. I agree that the rationale can change over time as well. I enjoyed pondering this. *Delight*


From: Monty Author Icon
I started writing Poetry when I could read rhyming lines because I fell in love with words that rhymed. Longfellow, Cary, Emerson, Shakespeare, Service and so many more.


Thank you so much for sharing!



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