Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write an appraisal poem.

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Poet Amanda Hawkins shares their experience writing a poem they initially resisted writing and how Hawkins was able to move past that feeling and write.

Students will compile data based upon field research Students will compose poetical works based upon historical ideas Students will write a poem, using a historical figure's perspective in order ...

Make sure the topic is something you care about; this will give power to your ideas and your point of view. Step 2 – Write the gateway line. The gateway line is the central idea in your poem ...

Responding to poetry means writing your own personal thoughts and ... There’s no correct response to poetry, just make sure you support your ideas with evidence from the poem.