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"I wrote some of the worst poetry west from the Mississippi River, but I wrote. And I finally sometimes got it right."
Maya Anjelou
"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it."
Gustave Flaubert
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No Place Like Home Poetry
Just like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, there’s no place like home… for ideas.
Today’s newsletter is about poetry topics—specifically about finding inspiration closer to home.
It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Now, if you are following the “write what you know” mantra, then you are probably getting inspiration within your four walls already.
What I’m referring to today is finding inspiration in your neighborhood, city or region and if you don’t know about it, discover it and learn about it—then feature it in a poem.
A Beautiful Day for a Neighbor
Look for:
--a past or present person
--a past or present event
--an interesting place
Example: We have a local museum that used to be a home downtown. It houses some historic items and local lore. Great inspiration! It is also rumored to be haunted and has ghost tours periodically. Right off the bat we have some historical items and people, as well as some potential horror inspiration.
Take it all in. Take notes. Take pictures, if allowed.
The worst thing that can happen is you learn about a lot of cool stuff.
And now for a poetry form to play around with while you write your locally inspired poetry.
Teddy Poem
This would be great for a historical poem but, honestly, it could work for many things.
MUST HAVES
--line count: 21
--stanza count: 5 (counting your beginning line, 3 body stanzas and final couplet)
--theme: The adventures of an immortal Teddy Bear
--meter: iambic pentameter, with an alexandrine pause within each line (see line one for more info).
--Line one: “Many, many years ago when Teddy was much younger than today” There is some allowance for variants.
--rhyme: A (your first line as described above or a slight variant) BBCCDD EEFFGG HHIIJJ KK
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--theme
SOURCE NOTES:
https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/teddy-poem/
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Comments on last month's newsletter:
From: 1starsong
Thanks for sharing your experience and insight about the why of poetry. I can't say I have ever really given it a solid conscious delineation. I agree that the rationale can change over time as well. I enjoyed pondering this. 
From: oldmonty
I started writing Poetry when I could read rhyming lines because I fell in love with words that rhymed. Longfellow, Cary, Emerson, Shakespeare, Service and so many more.
Thank you so much for sharing!
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