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Unendangered
The TITLE plays an important part in your poem. It can catch the reader’s eye and make him or her decide to read your poem. It can also help get across the point of the poem. With so few words to work...
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Limerick
LIMERICKS are fun to try. The rhythm goes something like this: (for lines 1, 2, and 5) da da DUM da da DUM da da DUM. (For lines 3 and 4) da da DUM da da DUM. It’s ok to drop or add a “da” at the...
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Buggy
As you might imagine, almost all of these poems are based on real-life observations. Writing a poem is a good way to deal with overwhelming experiences, and I was clearly overwhelmed by this...
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A Spider
I’ve never been one to kill spiders. It may have something to do with reading Charlotte’s Web. My attitude toward spiders in my house is “live and let live,” especially since they catch other bugs that...
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Can’t Complain
I once saw a man who looked as if he had just come from the hospital. He had a broken leg, and his arm was in a cast. But when someone asked him how he was, he said, "Oh, can't complain." If you wanted...
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The Tub
For this poem, I used another poem as a MODEL: "Rub-a-dub-dub, Three Men in a Tub." Then I gave it my own humorous twist. Pick a short, familiar poem. Use it as a model to write a poem of your own.
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