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By: guerrilla poetry: poetry notes, your secret weapon « Read Write Poem

guerrilla poetry: poetry notes, your secret weapon « Read Write Poem — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:02:26 +0000

[...] poetry out to the public in new and surprising ways. Back in October, Dana provided you with poetry prescription forms so you could dole out poetry-reading, poetry-writing and poetry-sharing advice to friends, family, [...]

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:25:54 +0000

What a timely idea for me! I am meeting with a teacher tomorrow to talk to her about how to use poetry in the elementary classroom. I’m taking a prescription with me.

Thanks.

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Guerrilla Poetry Fun | The Poetry Blog — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:29:38 +0000

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By: Joyce Ellen Davis

Joyce Ellen Davis — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:27:10 +0000

I’m printing some up to handout at a workshop I am leading in November! Thanks, DGM!

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:36:47 +0000

Dr. William Carlos Williams used to write poems on prescription paper between patients. That may be why so many of his poems are about the same length.

By: ren powell

ren powell — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:05:53 +0000

my kingdom for an edit button!

By: ren powell

ren powell — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:04:24 +0000

This is so cool! Last week I forbid one of my students to listen to Pink Floyd’s The Wall because it sucks you down if you have one foot in the dark pool already- I should have written him a prescription!

By: Dana Guthrie Martin

Dana Guthrie Martin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:36:17 +0000

We left some in a vegetarian restaurant in Portland, Ore,. on a bulletin board. I plan to put them up on every bulletin board I find here in the Seattle area. I also plan to take them to local libraries and bookstores. Go poetry prescriptions!

By: Dana Guthrie Martin

Dana Guthrie Martin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:35:12 +0000

You could tell someone that they need to read a poem, and give them a specific poem or collection to read. You could have them write a poem every day for a week. You could assign a poem in a specific form. You could assign free-writes. The shy’s the limit.

By: Dana Guthrie Martin

Dana Guthrie Martin — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:34:12 +0000

Awesome, Julie. Take photos!

By: apsis

apsis — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:10:10 +0000

What a great idea! I look forward to seeing what distribution methods people come up with.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:03:44 +0000

I was just asking what some prescription examples might be.

By: juliejordanscott

juliejordanscott — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:25:03 +0000

I love, love, love this idea!!!

I will print some up to take to two events I have coming up: a poetry performance on October 31 and a Creativity Workshop I am leading.

Brava!!

By: Dana Guthrie Martin

Dana Guthrie Martin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:46:40 +0000

Jerry, did you comment on this post? The comment appears to be gone. Oh noes!

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:43:58 +0000

What are some prescription examples?

By: Dana Guthrie Martin

Dana Guthrie Martin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:18:05 +0000

You may have seen this post in your Read Write Poem RSS feed last week. That’s because I accidentally posted it a couple of days early, and then we ended up having to bump the piece a few days to allow for other content on the site. Long story short: It’s up now. So get your guerrilla poetry on!