Happy Poetry Friday! Today I share two original haiku as I continue our series on "matters of the heart." Esther kicked off this topic the week of Valentine's Day by discussing three books that have recently touched her reader's heart. I'm taking a slightly different view, talking instead about my writer's heart, as Mary Ann did in her post.
I mentioned back in December that one of the things I was looking forward to in 2021 was "becoming even more steeped in poetry, both reading and writing it." I'm happy to say I've been following through on that intention. So I was especially pleased when I read a Storystorm 2021 post by Amanda Davis in which she described her #HaikuFromTwo challenge as a way to find story ideas. Here's the graphic she shared in her post:
I loved the idea! At the time, I was reading From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Katherine Tegen Books) by Janae Marks The two random words my finger landed on were lemonade (page 77) and play (page 155). I came up with the following #HaikuFromTwo and Tweeted it on Feb. 3:
Next, I read the novel-in-verse Reenie’s Turn (Regal House Publishing) by my friend and fellow SCBWI-IL author Carol Coven Grannick. The random words I fell upon in that novel were mysterious (page 31) and window (page 150. On March 2, I Tweeted the following #HaikuFromTwo:
I really enjoyed writing these #HaikuFromTwo--they're a quick way to nourish my writer's heart. So I plan to keep writing them. You can follow me on Twitter if you'd like to see what I come up with next. (I also Tweet links to our latest TeachingAuthors posts there.)
Meanwhile, make sure to check out this week's Poetry Friday roundup by Heidi Mordhorst at my juicy little universe.
Happy writing!
Carmela
Carmela, I'm catching the energy you're feeling from the Haiku from Two challenge! Sometimes it's the simplest widest door we need to step into a whole new place. I'll look out for these on social media--I'll be ready for another series of prompts in April.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun challenge, Carmela! As we wait for a huge snowstorm, I certainly will dream of "sweet lemonade days"! Both of the books you shared are on my list, hoping to read them soon!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun challenge and invitation to write as well as share what everyone is reading. And I love your enthusiasm throughout this post. It inspires me.
ReplyDeleteJust found you on Twitter, Heidi and am following you now.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda, I recommend both books! Hope you like them.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Janice!
ReplyDeleteI really like this challenge, and what you've done with it!
ReplyDeleteI loved that challenge, too. I really like these, Marti, and how you've made them imagepoems with the books and background. Fun presentation!
ReplyDeleteChallenge accepted! Great post. And, many congratulations on keeping the writing habit. Keep going!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun challenge!
ReplyDeleteThanks Ruth and Laura!
ReplyDeleteLinda Mitchell, I'd love to see what you come up with. If you post on Twitter, be sure to tag me!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by, Kay!
ReplyDeleteI love how the two poems capture the feel (and for Reeni's Turn, because ZOE is on my TBR stack) of the book's theme! Thank you for letting Reeni "loan" you two words!
ReplyDeleteThank YOU, Carol, for your lovely book!
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