The Challenge
1. Take the given elements and smoothly combine them in a scene (or part of a scene).
2. Paste your scene in the comments,
Character Mashup–“Maybe Dats Your Pwoblem, Too”
This poem, by Jim Hall, is one of my favorite mashups, and I often read it in Talking to Your Characters and in Teen Poets at Bellevue College.
Talking to Your Characters–Give Them a “Dear Character” Column
Dear Character,
Twelve and a half weeks ago I loaned my best friend a set of “Cooking with Salt”
Game of Poems
You speak in riddles because
You ache to speak.
You ache for space
To expand and contract.