Creative Writing: Welcome~

"Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way." --Booker T. Washington

This is going to be the challenge this semester: to look at the ordinary, comfortable, known and make it jump off the page, soar through your readers' eyes, and settle back on the page...different. We are going to write authentically and will discover your voice. I look forward to sharing our writing. Bienvenue!

Your first assignment on Blogger is to add your "I am" and "Where I'm From" poems. As we study the craft of creative writing, hopefully you will see your writing change from your first poem here, to your last postings. You won't always like the results from the assignments; they are meant to stretch you, not necessary find a glimmer on everyone's page. Keep writing, though, and I know your writing will strengthen.

Posted by Davis on Saturday, August 12, 2006 at 11:12 PM | Permalink

I am poem

I am intelligent

I am an aunt to twins

I wonder how my life could be different

I hear people talking all around me

I see happiness around me

I want to be sucessful this year

I am intelligent
I pretend I'm ok when I'm not

I feel angels around me when I am doing something wrong

I touch the sky when I am happy

I worry about my grades

I cry when a family member I love dies

I am intelligent
I understand my friends feelings

I say "Don't set yourself up to fail, but to succeed."

I dream of becoming a doctor

I try to be a loyal daughter abd friend

I hope to be able to get into Harvard

I am intelligent