Musser,+Jessica+R.

//Free Verse Poems//

When I first heard about this project, the main thing that came to mind was "poetry." It is something that I enjoy reading and I think it's an important genre, however I have never written it and wouldn't know where to begin! I want to challenge myself in this way. Also, I think pushing myself to do this would help me empathize as a teacher who might be teaching it one day. It will give me perspective about what a student might go through.

So following your advice and not picking something that has a formula, I think creating a free verse poem would be interesting. I thought the current events poems were interesting, too. I could maybe combine these poems and write a free verse, current event poem.

All I really know about this is that it doesn't really have a meter pattern or rhyme and I think Walt Whitman was a free verse writer.

//Greeting Cards//

Cards are me all the way. I have a stack of them for any occasion. I find that I always buy them whether I need them at that point and time or not. I am fond of the lengthly ones that represent a broad range of categories (I miss you...Thinking of you...I'm sorry...etc).

I always wondered if, since I spend so much money on them, if I should just start making them myself. I think there would be a big range of literary elements though. Some are poems, some are short phrases. I would have to choose almost what genre I wanted to write for this genre of greeting cards.

Hi Jessica

I think the free verse poem is a good challenage. Some free verse poets I have enjoyed include Nikki Giovanni (coming to EMU), Denise Levertov, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Gary Snyder, Sharon Olds, Linda Paston. ..

**User’s Guide to Writing a Free Verse Poem.**
====If you are interested in writing a free verse poem, you have chosen to write a poem that you make the rules for. Free verse poetry is known for having no rules on meter, rhyme, rhythm. However, as the author you create your own flow of rules for each poem.====

//The Sound://
====Again, however you want it to be! Your poem may have rhyme or rhythm in any way that you choose. You may set your own pattern of rhyme or rhythm, or you may have random words that rhyme or lines that match in rhythm.====

Let’s read “I Dream'd In A Dream Analysis,” by Walt Whitman.
==== I DREAM'D in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth; I dream'd that was the new City of Friends; Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust love--> rest; It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of that city, And in all their looks and words. ====

As a means to get your brain going, consider writing a paragraph about who you are. Write whatever comes to your mind.
==== Then go back and break up the paragraph into lines. Once you have the lines you can re-word or change your lines to establish how you want your poem to flow. Remember to consider the look, feel and sound of your poem and allow it to reflect you and your personality. ====

I am honestly A sucker for shots.  I am honestly  shy.  I am honestly Related to an addict.  I am honestly  broke.  I am honestly Wishing I wore a hoodie.  I am honestly <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Honest. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">