Hello new friend, my name is Fred the words you hear are in my head. I say, I said my name is Fred, and I've been... very naughty. The story I'm about to tell, I tell you, I will tell...
When I was a little girl, people would tell me how pretty I was. That my eye lashes were so long and curly, My ears and nose were so small, My hair was so thick and long, and if it wasn't for...
My mother bore me in the southern wild, And I am black, but O! my soul is white; White as an angel is the English child: But I am black as if bereav'd of light. My mother taught me underneath...
There are not many hunourous, funny poems out there. But here is one by T S Elliot. "The Naming of Cats" The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn't just one of your...
hands in this endeavor. Whether we get together to make a fake trailer for the Odyssey, a music video about market price, or a stop-motion video interpretation of a poem, we understand the curriculum...
I want to look at two other poems now. They both deal with silences. The first poem is not a very nice poem. It's called "The Ancient Love," and basically it's an...
Hi, this is Laura Turner, and today I want to talk with you about how to write a romantic poem for a guy. First of all, you're going to want to get in a romantic mood. And, you're...
Fact: I don't even ask for your number in person. I start a Facebook conversation, the computer screen like the thin lattice work that separates me from the priest during confession. You are...
ELISA NEW: Hi, I'm Elisa New. I'm standing here in historic heart of Harvard University. And my course is Poetry in America. This course, Poetry in America, is an opportunity for...
So you want to write a romantic love poem. Now why are you writing it? If you are writing it because you want to get published that's a whole other set of problems. I'm here to tell...