tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13494927.post7022847835845906564..comments2023-10-31T02:52:28.566-06:00Comments on Colorado State University Writing Project: Altered Book PoetryBud Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460157804783466969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13494927.post-14088041092015797682007-06-18T09:09:00.000-06:002007-06-18T09:09:00.000-06:00Thanks to both of you. I've already explored the ...Thanks to both of you. I've already explored the site you've suggested, Jack, and found it inspiring. And I can definitely incorporate Will's poetry ideas into my own demo practice. -MeganMegan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04310818063633466517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13494927.post-18785543919076373862007-06-17T09:54:00.000-06:002007-06-17T09:54:00.000-06:00P.S. Arthur is the name of my cat.-- Will SP.S. Arthur is the name of my cat.<BR/><BR/>-- Will Sarthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249311846012689418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13494927.post-4361147527708939002007-06-17T09:49:00.000-06:002007-06-17T09:49:00.000-06:00I do a workshop that I call Ransom Notes where the...I do a workshop that I call Ransom Notes where the students do what Megan describes. I have had a lot of success with it. Except, they sometimes get a little too resourceful in finding pages, lines, words, and letters to use. There are a lot of chopped up National Geographics in our hallway (the "library").<BR/><BR/>It creates interesting discussions around the notion of plagiarism; we talk a lot about the difference between imitation (Greeks practiced "imitatio")and what it means to steal someone else's work. <BR/><BR/>My favorite workshop is Pirate Poems where the kids take a poem by someone else and write every other line themselves. Poe has been one of my most successful sources for this. My kids love all things dark, dramatic, and gothic.<BR/>Alas, so do I. <BR/>-- Willarthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249311846012689418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13494927.post-35761678885650207792007-06-16T21:06:00.000-06:002007-06-16T21:06:00.000-06:00Megan,Wave Books has an online version of this, so...Megan,<BR/><BR/>Wave Books has an online version of this, sort of. They have samples of text, and they invite you to alter them. It's sort of like a video game, but not, interactive, might be a better word.<BR/><BR/>They are at:<BR/><BR/>http://erasures.wavepoetry.com/index.phpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com