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jbknowles

I Am Only One Person, But I Can...

Jul 11, 2016 07:07

Good morning, everyone and welcome to Monday #3 :) I've been amazed by all the wonderful lessons being posted each week, and by all of your entries here. I hope you're finding Teachers Write as inspiring as I have ( Read more... )

teachers write, monday morning warm-up

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I am Only One Person ext_2035915 July 11 2016, 17:46:13 UTC

Jo, thank you for this reflective prompt. I've posted my poem here: https://wscalfaro.wordpress.com/2016/07/11/i-am-only-one-person/

Re: I am Only One Person jbknowles July 11 2016, 21:38:43 UTC

It's beautiful!

I am only one person anonymous July 11 2016, 19:26:26 UTC

I am only one person
But I can
Listen
Reflect
Learn
Love

I am only one person
Walking with
Respect
Admiration
Compassion
And love
Among many

I am only one person.

Re: I am only one person jbknowles July 11 2016, 21:35:52 UTC

Love the spareness here, and the words, and the intent.

anonymous July 11 2016, 20:08:17 UTC

I am only one person,
But I can use my hands to hold.
I am only one person,
But I can use my arms to embrace.
I am only one person,
But I can use my eyes to seek clarity.
I am only one person,
But I can use my ears to listen and gain understanding.
I am only one person,
But I can use my voice to speak words of peace.
I am only one person,
But I can use my heart to love, and love, and love.
I am only one person,
But I can make a difference.

rachiepmack July 11 2016, 20:15:48 UTC

I didnt mean to respond anonymously.

jbknowles July 11 2016, 21:36:18 UTC

A beautiful poem. Thank you for sharing.

Reading poetry anonymous July 11 2016, 21:09:47 UTC

I was thinking about the shape/placement of words on the lines, when I did today's warm up. I need to spend more time developing the ideas here, but I couldnt wait to share.

I consider myself more of a reader than a writer (although Im here!) And i am constantly thinkung about the reader-writer relationship and skill set. We usually read left to right on each line, but what how can meaning change if we change the direction a poem is read?

I took a picture of my poem, and in case it didnt attach, here is the link: https://goo.gl/photos/PJKy6rcUGUjWCBJ18

You can read this left to right down stanza 1 and then the same down stanza 2, or you can read straight across each line.

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Re: Reading poetry jbknowles July 11 2016, 21:37:55 UTC

I love the image and words so much. It could be a poster!

Re: Reading poetry jenknapp July 12 2016, 14:17:57 UTC

Oh, this is good stuff!

I am only one person jdtrier July 12 2016, 01:03:03 UTC

Thank you for the wonderful prompt! I think I will be using this in my classes in the fall ( ... )

Re: I am only one person jbknowles July 12 2016, 16:30:30 UTC

Wonderful!