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
