POETRY CHALLENGE

Posted on Wednesday April 9, 2008 by Stacey

I like challenging myself and my students with their writing. So… in honor of National Poetry Month, I thought about creating a week-long poetry challenge since I’d like to create more poetry of my own to share with my students during minilesson demonstrations. Hence…
A One Week Poetry Challenge

I was thinking about starting this Challenge on Saturday, 4/12 and ending it on Saturday, 4/19. 8 days, 8 poems. Are you in? If so, please leave a comment. (I’ll post some charges/poetry writing ideas each day in case you’d like the inspiration… However, you can/should write in any poetic format you’d like. Finally, I will use Mr. Linky each day of the Challenge so you may view other people’s poetry writing.)

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19 Responses

  1. KC, on April 9th, 2008 at 6:04 am Said:

    I’m in. I’m doing the PAD challenge at Writer’s Digest…but would love to add another challenge to my poetry month agenda. I look forward to seeing your prompts. (PS… I have a poetry submission challenge going for April too.)

  2. youthradio, on April 9th, 2008 at 6:20 am Said:

    Sure
    I will prob be in
    I am going to post something tomorrow about a web-based hyperlink poetry cycle that I am completing. It’s been quite an interesting writing-tech adventure
    Kevin

  3. jen, on April 9th, 2008 at 7:05 pm Said:

    I am in…. this will be a challenge- My hey! That’s my OLW- so here we go! Jen

    I think that I will also do this with my treasures. Perfect for our unit right now.
    JEN

  4. literacydetails, on April 9th, 2008 at 7:28 pm Said:

    I am in…I LOVE writing poetry! I have 2 notebooks that I just write poetry in but I haven’t written since I written faithfully since I started grad school a year ago…and this will get me back into it! ~ Thanks for the challenge…
    I did post one of my original poems last Friday…it is about my Lighthouse adventure that I went on over my my spring break…

  5. literacydetails, on April 9th, 2008 at 7:38 pm Said:

    oh…and please tell me how you made your logo for the challenge. I really want to make a logo for my Resource Monday entries and Listy Sunday entries….thanks in advance!

  6. Stacey, on April 9th, 2008 at 8:06 pm Said:

    Letteringdelights.com

  7. Jane Swanson, on April 10th, 2008 at 9:14 am Said:

    I love being around all this writing creativity and hopefully it will help me! I sure need the challenge to keep writing!
    ~jane

  8. Sarah Amick, on April 10th, 2008 at 7:51 pm Said:

    Okay, I am surely in! Can’t wait to see what you ask us to write. Wooo hoooo that will be exciting!!!!!

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  10. Amy, on April 11th, 2008 at 7:43 am Said:

    I’d like to give this a try, too. I know that as a writing teacher I should be writing more. I also know that it is difficult to find poetry at the levels of some of my beginning readers, so maybe I should just write some of my own!

  11. Lisa, on April 11th, 2008 at 12:22 pm Said:

    A challenge…OK. I’ll do it! We like writing poems together in class and I need to get them to finish a few to enter in our boards “Poetry is You” contest. The deadline is coming up.

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  13. girlgriot, on April 12th, 2008 at 9:48 am Said:

    I’m just seeing the challenge now, but I might try it … we’ll see if I can put something together before midnight for this first day!
    –Stacie

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