Hmmm . . .

Yesterday, we discussed a few philanthropic ideas, including a used children's book drive or fundraiser.  While perusing for ideas online, I came across this site, and thought a few of you would love it.  I am sure you'd need your parents' permission, of course.  It looked neat, though. 

http://bookmooch.com/

We are bending,
rehearsing,
reciting,
and encoding.
We tell our tales
of Blackberrying and Cartoon Physics,
readily sharing
because any practice is worth
that shaking, churning feeling of presenting yourself,
bare, beneath spotlights.

While looking through performed poetry

and I found this one
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I liked it watch the entire video please

Spread the cheese, but don't cut it, please!

If I had a Literary Club leaf for my tree, I would write that I am grateful to be working with such interesting and independent people.  You, Literary Clubbers, remind me each week why I am a teacher.  Muah.

Her

She waltzes on a tight rope

a tiny wire doll

She walks with winter,

sings of snow

and prays the birds will fall.

She counts the stars

three

two

one

as she swallows earthly light,

she spends ages running

sweet soliloquies in the night.

She listens to her inner Lady

spilling lies of perfect flight

and she sheds the layers day by day,

counting bones to make things right.

Just a thought . . .

What do you think about compiling all of the work we created and found for each theme?  It would be nice to be able to look back and peruse through it.  Maybe we could make a sort of scrapbook of everything.    

Hooray for Ambiguity

At last night's meeting we agreed to write under the theme, Contents Unknown. We also decided to read the book, Stuck in Neutral. Alayna shared a very thought-provoking poem, Emily shared an insightful and sensitive poem, and Liz shared one that had some excellent lines she would not explain. I shared a poem that a poetry student wrote a few years ago that coincides with our new theme. I think that everyone is starting to open up a bit more, and would like to see our discussions grow. Next week, bring anything you find that is related to our theme and post any poetry that you write related to our theme.  Some poetry is better when it is read silently, especially if your line placement bolsters meaning, while other poetry is best when presented out loud.  If yours is good for reading, but not reciting, please post it here, and then we can read it on the screen at our next meeting.