This week: Connectedness in Poetry Edited by: redridinghoo
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"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words."
Robert Frost
"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it."
Gustave Flaubert
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Connectedness in Poetry
As we move into the holiday season I, like many others, have this desire for connectedness.
Families and friends get together to share meals, catch up and… connect. Communities come together to care, help and… connect. Various religions get together for fellowship, praise and… connect.
So, how can you bring that into your poetry?
The obvious way is to bring a moment of connectedness into a poem, like some of the things I mention above. However, there are other ways. Like with what I call an echo (see a previous newsletter for more on this), where you connect the beginning of your poem with the end of the poem with either a repeat of a line or phrase.
This time instead of a poetry form to share, I want to share a literary device. Choose to use it or not as you write your connectedness poetry.
The Zeugma Literary Device
MUST HAVES
--One word (or phrase) but used in two different ways. Example: Yesterday he caught the downtown bus and a cold.
COULD HAVES or WHAT IS THE POET’S CHOICE IN ALL THIS?
--Everything else!
SOURCE NOTES:
https://www.litcharts.com/literary-devices-and-terms/zeugma
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Theme: Connection
| |  | Skipping Stones [E] #852780 A connection between skipping stones and love; feedback would be great! |
| | | Dad [E] #1051123 About the need to connect with your roots. |
| | | Connection [E] #930549 a girl and a guy dont KNOW each other but feel in love because their eyes meet |
| | | The Crossroads [E] #554964 Ever feel that you are completely connected to everyone else in a web of emotion? |
| | | Connection [E] #541275 A poem describing the connectivity to self/universal energy |
| | | Earth Temple [E] #756503 Describes the Elven connection with Mother Earth. |
| | The Circle [E] #1299827 This poem is close to my heart and expresses my Native American beliefs. |
| | | I Trust Her [E] #1048207 This is about the connection that lovers have and about ignoring caution |
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Comments on last month's newsletter:
From: jcosmos
Comment: Thanks so much for reminding us to fight the negativity all around us and have a positive optimistic spirit and spread positivity to those around us. I love the message. I also believe and follow the adage of committing a random act of kindness every day.
From: oldmonty
Comment: A new look at a close to other forms.
Thanks for sharing! I appreciate that you took the time to share with me.
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Poetry: December 14, 2022 Issue [#11705]
