Welcome to Day 9 of Drawing Into Poems, my daily drawing/seeing/writing study into poetry. You can read more about this month-long project here on my April 1 post. Feel free to read the books with me, and pull out your own sketchbook and jewelry box full of metaphor too...
Day Nine - Pussy Willows
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Students - Last night, my husband and I took a walk down our country road. And there they were! The pussy willows were out! I was so happy that I almost did a pussy willow dance. See, around here, pussy willows (along with daffodils, snowdrops, crocuses, and robins) are the harbingers of spring. I picked some to bring inside.
Sitting down with my sketchbook, I decided to only draw one branch of these wee softies so that I could spend more time and space writing around the edges of my drawing. I am trying to come up with many comparisons and descriptions for the things that I am drawing, as recommended by one of my new favorite books, The Private Eye, by Kerry Ruef. I am excited to play more with my thoughts about this picture...to make a poem from some of these jottings.
Teachers - My Poetry Resource of the Day is Wonderopolis. Check out some past poetry wonders, and take note that I will be leading this month's #Wonderchat on Twitter, next Monday April 15 at 8:00pm EST. I welcome you to join us!
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