Poetry Writing Project

The first poem is about yourself and the way you see yourself in your life. Write two versions -- one rhymed, one unrhymed just to get a feel for what you prefer doing.

Then write nine more all in first person point of view. They can be from anyone's viewpoint about anything: a teacher talking about the class clown, a boyfriend talking about his girlfriend or vice versa, someone you dislike talking about you, you talking about someone you dislike. Remember all are written from the first person point of view as if you were that person.

Some of the poems you write can have an interrelated story line. For example, you could write a poem about a boyfriend and a girlfriend who split up when a second girl stole the boyfriend. You can write as the boyfriend and/or the two girls. You could have as many as three poems about the same situation. More if you used your imagination.

Well: This is the moment you have all been waiting for. The last examples of my own bad poetry writing. This is how I saw myself in school both in a rhymed and unrhymed version. The title of the poems is Michael Stevens.

The Geek is what they call Me as I scrunch up to the wall And try to disappear.

I just want to make one thing clear.

"Just leave me alone Jeff, Larry, and Joe.

Don't harass me in class when I know All the answers and you don't have a clue.