Poetry Friday/Poetry Notebooks/Equation Poems
There must be many odes written about paper and pens, right? Writing in notebooks has been a lifetime practice for me, partly because, well, I’m of an age that you used them regularly in school, but mostly because I love them. Notebooks + Pens = Personal Journeys
While I enjoy a good notebook, composition or otherwise, I’m really fond of paper scraps. I’m often quickly grabbing a paper bit and a pen to catch a thought before it pops like an iridescent bubble and I wonder where the wholeness of it went… I will often tape scraps in my notebook or rewrite later. Also, in today’s random fact, it warms my heart to know that Emily Dickinson wrote on old envelopes.
Here’s my equation poem on a found scrap:
creative flow + ink = think
Equation Poems: I discovered equation poems as a librarian reading Laura Purdie Salas’s fabulous picture book, Snowman – Cold = Puddle: Spring Equations. The students and I loved it from the start and we went on to write many poems. Laura’s books are a big hit in the classroom, kid-friendly, creative and inspire student writing – check out Laura’s books @Laura Purdie Salas.
Happy Poetry Friday! Jan @Bookseedstudio is inspiring us with “Chill” wishes, mountainous views and this week’s Poetry Round up!
Next week, I’ll be hosting the round up, for the first time, and am excited to share poems and poetic inspiration with this creative community!
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Hi Jill, love those paper scraps & then pasting them into your notebooks. I never thought of that, have always transferred. But, I’ve written in journals for a lot of years, with and without students (I’m now retired). Yes, I adore Laura’s books & did use them in my teaching, too! The “creative flow + ink = think”, so perfect. Slowing down, that pen making the words & brain is thinking! See you next week!
Hi Linda, thank you and I know Laura’s books are wonderful! I seem to have a glue stick on hand for those scrappy bits, lol. Look forward to seeing you next week!
Three cheers for notebooks and scraps and equation poems!
See you next week!
Yes to our writer’s notebooks and Laura’s wonderful books:) Looking forward to seeing you next week!
Jill you are a creative whirling dervish! I love seeing your works! See you next week!
Patricia, I’m belly laughing over here:) thanks and look forward to seeing you next week!
Love it! I just spent some time with paper scraps this morning. It’s sooooo satisfying.
Linda, I can imagine you had a good scrappy play this morning!
Love your playfulness! Yes, Laura is a wonder. Glad you were experimenting with equation poems. I think “Notebooks + Pens = Personal Journeys” would make a great journal cover!
Tabatha, oh what a great idea Notebooks + Pens + Personal Journeys would be a great journal cover. Appreciate your insights:) Laura’s books have provided so much inspiration in the classroom, agree, she is a wonder!