by Jill Williamson | Jul 8, 2020 | Fantasy, poetry
We have reached the end of our summer poetry unit. I hope you all had fun waxing poetic. I’ve certainly enjoyed reading your clever creations. I’ve decided to end this unit with a retro repost from 2013. I’ve updated it a bit, since I’ve...
by Jill Williamson | Jul 1, 2020 | poetry
A haiku (pronounced Hi-KOO) is a traditional Japanese poem that seeks to capture a moment in time, like taking a snapshot, usually about nature. Considering the history of Buddhist influence in the country of Japan, the haiku also often conveys a profound statement of...
by Jill Williamson | Jun 24, 2020 | poetry
Ever felt the need to praise someone or something? Did you know that’s what the ode is all about? Odes are lyrical poems that share the author’s feelings toward a person, place, thing, or idea. Odes originated in Ancient Greece and were usually accompanied by music....
by Jill Williamson | Jun 17, 2020 | poetry
I don’t know about you, but I’ve always thought of sonnets as love poems. As it turns out, many sonnets are about love, but sonnets can be written about other things as well. A sonnet comes from the Italian sonetto, which essentially means “little song.”...
by Jill Williamson | Jun 10, 2020 | poetry, Writing Exercise
There are so many styles of poetry. Today, I’m going to combine all the types of narrative poetry into one post, so that we aren’t talking about poems for the rest of the year! Narrative poetry are poems that tell stories. There are many examples of modern narrative...
by Jill Williamson | Jun 3, 2020 | poetry, Writing
As we continue our series on poetry, today brings us to the elegy. I find the timing of this topic fitting in the wake of the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor. People all over the world are angry, and rightly so. While everyone deals with...
