Crafting Poetry One Syllable at a Time
Posted on August 17, 2016 by Ronovan
Sup Y’all. It’s me . . . Ronovan. This week I’ve come up with the theme of the week. It’s a miracle we keep doing it and haven’t failed to grabbed something out of thin air. It’s tougher than you think.
If you missed out on reading last week’s entries for the theme of Innocence, click here to go there. And if you are a participant you really should be visiting all your fellow entrants.
It’s easy to join in:
This weeks theme is:
“It’s a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.” Albert Einstein (Google him. There is too much to sum up in a few words.)
Having been a teacher and in the education system for a number of years, I get what Albert was talking about. At least I have a thought about it. The amazing thing is this quote was from so long ago but applies to today so well.
These days students are taught to pass standardized tests. It’s not the fault of a teacher but of the system. Some teachers can still be creative in their approach but in some areas it’s just not that easy. A child isn’t allowed to wonder about something, there is no time given to it. The child is told this is it so just go with it. What Albert feared was the lack of creativity as generations continued. What great things have been missed out on because students are pigeon holed into having to think a certain way? I taught history. If you’ve ever done that you know a big part of history is teaching the wars. What happened around them. That’s what standardized tests are mostly geared to. That’s not how I liked to teach. I liked to link everything together, like a story, so students could understand and retain information. Who read Harry Potter 10 years ago and still remembers most of the story? Think about WWI and what do you remember about that?
Don’t let the world stifle creativity. Encourage your children to think for themselves and ask questions.
See you in the comments!
Remember, Colleen and I alternate weeks here on her blog hosting the challenge.
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“A good poem is a contribution to reality. The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it. A good poem helps to change the shape of the universe, helps to extend everyone’s knowledge of himself and the world around him.”
—Dylan Thomas
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Colleen M. Chesebro is an American Poet who loves crafting paranormal fantasy and magical realism, cross-genre flash fiction, syllabic poetry, and creative nonfiction. Colleen sponsors a weekly syllabic poetry challenge, called Tanka Tuesday, on wordcraftpoetry.com where participants learn how to write traditional and current forms of haiku, senryu, haiga, tanka, gogyohka, tanka prose, renga, solo-renga, haibun, cinquain, Etheree, nonet, and shadorma poetry. Colleen's syllabic poetry has appeared in the Auroras & Blossoms Poetry Journal, and in “Hedgerow, a journal of small poems.” She’s won numerous awards from participating in the Carrot Ranch Rodeo, a yearly flash fiction contest sponsored by carrotranch.com. In 2020, she won first place in the Carrot Ranch Folk Tale or Fable category, with her story called “Why Wolf Howls at the Moon.” Colleen is a Sister of the Fey, where she pursues a pagan path through her writing. When she is not writing, she is reading. She also loves gardening and crocheting old-fashioned doilies into works of art.
That is a fantastic quote, Colleen. But which one of Einstein’s quotes isn’t? Btw. I love your theme and the colors you used! Beautiful! Like a story book itself.
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cheers and have a great day! 🙂
https://ladyleemanila.wordpress.com/2016/08/17/writers-quote-wednesday-writing-challenge-theme-miracle-wqwwc/
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Great quote Ron and you are right, we do need to encourage the children to think for themselves and not just accept everything they are told. I would have loved to have had a teacher like you at school, someone that wanted to make learning fun.:-)
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Here is my link in case the pingback doesn’t work;-)
http://www.judyedwinamartin.com/writers-quote-wednesday-writing-challenge-miracle/
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Hi Ron! Thanks for the great theme this week. Here’s my contribution. http://wp.me/p3eYyj-1lu Have a wonderful Wednesday! 😀
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Reblogged this on Kate McClelland.
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https://finallyawriter.com/2016/08/17/writers-quote-wednesday-writing-challenge-theme-miracle-wqwwc/
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Thanks for another great challenge, here is mine. https://ramblingsofawriter2016.com/2016/08/18/wqwwc-writers-quote-wednesday-writing-challenge-miracle/
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A million thanks for a great challenge. Here’s mine, Neel
https://neelwritesblog.wordpress.com/2016/08/18/neelwritesblog-wordpress-comthememiraclewqwwc18082016/
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That is a great Einstein quote. Nice choice of theme this week, Ronovan!
P.S. Colleen – look the new look of the blog. The warm tones make me feel like I’m reading a leather-bound book near a fireplace ^_^
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OH, Jade. What a sweet thing to say. I am an orange person! As I move closer to publishing my book, I want people to come to my site and know they are welcome, and to feel the warmth of the fairy nymphs I write about. What a compliment! Thank you so much! ❤
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You definitely nailed it with the color scheme!!
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Ohhh… I love to hear that. My house is done in all the shades of an autumn forest! ❤
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Took inspiration from Nicholas Sparks ~> https://jademwong.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/writers-quote-wednesday-writing-challenge-her-miracle/
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My quote is a light hearted approach to the prompt.
http://www.haddonmusings.com/2016/08/20
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