#2 Repetition Poem

After reading models and dicussing what makes language memorable and powerful, brainstorm a list of words or phrases that might make good bases for repetition poems.

Then choose a word or phrase as a base and write a poem around it.

Write quick (at least partial) drafts of 3 or more repetition poems. Aim to develop at least one of these enough that it feels complete.

Tips:

• Aim to alternate repetition with variation.
  
• The poem should build up to something or go somewhere.
• Don't stop too soon. Ask yourself, "What else can I say?" "Where else can I take this?"
• Surprise and irony are always good!

Models:
Gwendolyn Brooks, We Real Cool
Robert Frost, Stopping By Woods
W.S. Merwin, Thanks
Theodore Roethke, The Waking
Elizabeth Bishop, One Art
Bob Dylan, Ballad of a Thin Man

#1 Found Poetry

Find words or phrases in a magazine that seem powerful or memorable. Cut out those bits of found poetry and then arrange them together into a found poem. Your found poem should make some kind of statement. Minimum length -- 1 sentence.