I read Joy Acey’s poems every day
and in January, she posted a couple of minute poems (see the ‘how-to’
below). One of those posts is here. I liked Joy's poems and took her challenge to
write my own. It’s fun to try different forms,
and Joy often gives ideas on her blog.
Recently I have started a writing
group for the staff at my school. Since
I now live very close, we will meet at my house and have already met once. For now we’ll only meet once a month, but are
hoping to increase that in the summer. Every one of us does some kind of
writing both for ourselves and with students, and we are excited to share and
receive support within the group. These
poems below are what I shared with the group, who gave me good advice and
response, and I’ve been working “with” the words since. If you have suggestions please share, and try
your own if you’d like!
From Joy: Write a Minute Poem. The Minute Poem is a rhyming
verse form consisting of 12 lines of 60 syllables written in strict iambic
meter. The poem is formatted into 3 stanzas of 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4
syllables. The rhyme scheme is as follows: aabb, ccdd, eeff.