Welcome to Creative Writing

Journal Quote:
"Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to. " --Somerset W. Maugham

Classwork:
Write a Biopoem to introduce yourself--use the template and examples below

Diana
Beautiful, kind, noble, generous
Mother of William and Harry, Sister of Charles
Lover of children, life, the downtrodden
Who felt anguish, hope, and compassion for whom she toiled
Who needed love, understanding, and acceptance for all of God's people
Who feared for victims of ignorance, intolerance, and discrimination
Who gave hope to those who had none, help to those in need, and happiness to those in despair
Who would have liked to see her sons reach manhood, the world at peace, people free from oppression
Resident of Great Britain
Spencer, Princess of Wales

TEMPLATE
Line 1: First Name
Line 2: Four descriptive traits
Line 3: Realtive of...
Line 4: Lover of
Line 5: Who fears...
Line 6: Who needs...
Line 7: Who gives...
Line 8: Who would like to see...
Line 9: Resident of...
Line 10: Last Name

HW:
Read "What is Poetry?" by T. S. Eliot and "What is a Poet?" by e. e. cummings
Then, create your own definitions of "poetry" and "poet."
Be creative and try to encompass the meaning of these words.