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Poetry Of Place: Writing about Here

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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POETRY OF PLACE

  • Where are we? How did we get here?
  • Experiential writing, inspired by nature
  • Renga: Japanese "linked poems"
  • "Listening to Istanbul/Vancouver"
  • Reflection: how did my mind change about poetry?

WHERE ARE WE?

AND HOW DID WE GET HERE?
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CANADA

GOOGLE EARTH IMAGINATION: NATION
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BRITISH COLUMBIA

GOOGLE EARTH IMAGINATION: PROVINCE
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VANCOUVER

GOOGLE EARTH IMAGINATION: CITY

HAMBER

GOOGLE EARTH IMAGINATION: SCHOOL
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RIGHT HERE

GOOGLE EARTH IMAGINATION: UNDER YOUR FEET
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BASHO

"SUBMIT TO NATURE, RETURN TO NATURE."
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RENGA

  • Collaborative poetry writing: together, we write...
  • 1st stanza: 3 lines, 17 syllables total (all 3 lines)
  • 2nd stanza: 2 lines, 7 syllables per line
  • 1st stanza: 3 lines, 17 syllables total (all 3 lines)
  • Ex. http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5940
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REFLECTION

HOW HAS YOUR MIND CHANGED ABOUT POETRY? WHEN DID IT CHANGE?
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