Famous Quote Poem/Epigraph poem

AGENDA:


1.  BUSINESS:
Set up portfolio folder.  Print out poems.  You should have 5 poems in folder by Thursday for portfolio grading.
Famous quote
Self-Identity
Technical Terms
Break-up (Nails)
Object poem
Metaphor
etc.


2. Select a famous quote postcard (or find a famous quote online).

Work on Famous Quote poem and other poems for your folder
Explore the ideas of the quote and the author.  What is the context of the quote?  Can you find the book it came from?  What about the author?  What does the quote mean to you?  How can it inspire your poem?

3. A little inspiration---Famous Quotes from poets and poems:

https://writerswrite.co.za/17-of-the-most-powerful-excerpts-from-poetry/

https://writerswrite.co.za/33-quotes-by-poets-on-poetry/

https://www.brainyquote.com/

4.  REGISTER WITH SCHOLASTIC.  Look at Bennington:

https://www.bennington.edu/events/young-writers-awards

https://www.weareteachers.com/student-writing-contests/

https://blog.prepscholar.com/writing-contests-for-high-school-students


HOLLINS (Nancy Thorpe poetry):
https://www.hollins.edu/academics/majors-minors/english-creative-writing-major/nancy-thorp-poetry-contest/