1. Take fifteen cards of each color. Shuffle together, flipping and rotating them occasionally. This makes it possible for any one of the words on each card to land upright (these are the words used). 2. Deal out four words (cards). 3. Players each write a poem of four lines, using one of the given … Read more
By Ana Blum This poetry was written using Deal-A-Poem. The words (cards) dealt out were; niña, alma, tiempo, and vida. (Las palabras seleccionadas fueron niña, alma, tiempo, y vida.) Hay una niña silenteen el tiempo azul detras de las pupilas niña con vida de arena niña con alma de mar Feel free to send us any poems created using … Read more
New Types of Poetry : A few ideas on inventing your own forms. Poems en Espanol : Poems in Spanish. Overcoming Writer’s Block – 7 Methods That Work : by Associated Content Poetic Devices: The “tricks” of the trade. Mechanical Poetry – Part One : Systematic ways to create poems. Mechanical Poetry – Part Two : More systematic ways to … Read more
(Poems in Spanish)Here are four poems in Spanish by Ana Blum.Verano Sigo a las hormigas van cantando paso lento equipaje pesado me guían al ojo de la tierra entonces ella me observa ……………….. Nieve En invierno los besos de Dios caen del cielo y sobre las ramas hacen sus nidos …………………. Tristeza Recorro los mismos … Read more
By Steve Gillman Does how others see us have to affect us? Maybe, maybe not, but as this poem shows, it is a difficult thing to escape their eyes. I step behind a tree. One car, two cars, three cars pass. I want to escape the power; The power of their eyes. Shame becomes a … Read more
Poems Below is a list of poems created using Deal-A-Poem. Just click through to the ones you want to read. Generally these were written in a matter of minutes, although some were re-written later. If you try this system, it will almost certainly work for you. You and I : by Steve GillmanLa Niña Del … Read more
By Steve Gillman When the weight of the snow Is taken by the sun The grass springs skyward With the simple force of lifeI am the grass When the weight of myself Is melted away By the truth of the moment.But I catch myself Always catch myself Become myself once more To write such words … Read more
By Ana BlumThis poetry was written using Deal-A-Poem. The words (cards) dealt out were; escribir, loco, memoria, and muerte. (Las palabras seleccionadas para este poema fueron escribir, loco, memoria, y muerte.) Escribir no es una elección las aguas locas crecen en tu memoriael silencio es muerteFeel free to send us any poems created using the … Read more
How many different types of poetry are there? I counted over 50 on a quick search of the internet. You have probably heard of Haiku and Limericks. Then there are the more obscure types, like Sestina and Terzanelle. Studying and using different types of poetry though, isn’t nearly as much fun as inventing your own. … Read more
Poetic devices, techniques, gimmicks – whatever you want to call them, there are “tricks” that make poems “work.” Below is a glossary of poetic devices. Why not use them to systematically produce more interesting poems? For examples of how to do this, and how to eliminate writer’s block, be sure to also check out the … Read more