This week I am getting ready for my student writer’s circle to start. We will meet at our local library on July 8th for the first time. I am excited to have this group. Thank you for your suggestions last week if you offered some to me! I am behind in my return comments but will personally express my thanks soon!
We have been making regular trips to our cabin and transferring some of our belongings there, to “thin out” what we have in our primary residence. We anticipate building a new home next year sometime and it will help to have less to move. As you might imagine, I am a bibliophile. There are many bookcases in our home that are filled to the brim. So, since books are heavy to move and we like to read wherever we are, I brought a stack of books to the cabin earlier this week. Looking at the books, I thought I’d try some book spine poetry.
This Tender Land
The Forest
Hatchet
Indian Captive
Endurance
American Wilderness
Woodsong
The mix of titles surprised me but it is an entertaining form of poetry that takes pressure off of finding words. Since our group is starting at the library, we will try this form of poetry. Of course, we’ll have to limit selections to certain shelves/sections so it is not overwhelming.
One of the suggestions I received last week was to write a nonnet. I like this idea very much. I am sure my students have experimented with haiku. Syllabic poetry is a great place for students to experiment with words and a nonnet will be a great place to start. I alway write alongside my students and/or offer some examples of my own work, so today I wrote a nonnet. I’m not sure I like it but that is also part of the writing process that I desire to demonstrate. We don’t always like what we write. And, that is okay!
The Lake: A Nonnet
A trip to the lake in hot July,
Makes worries disappear and hide,
Cool breezes calm busy minds,
The lapping water shines.
We sit and relax,
On our new dock.
Sun sinking,
Loon calls,
Slow.
Finally, I need to ask a favor. Would any of the Poetry Friday participants want to serve as a beta reader for me? I have two batches of poems in an editing phase. There are probably less than thirty poems total. The first batch are color poems and the second are nature poems. Please let me know if you’d be interested in helping me by being a beta reader. Thank you!
Poetry Friday, this week, is hosted by Laura Shovan on her blog, here. Thanks for hosting and sharing our links! I am excited to have a turn to host later this summer!
The Apples in My Orchard 
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