Poetry Box challenge: Family stories

By Poetry Box - Paula Green | Posted: Tuesday Nov 26, 2024

My family poem challenge

Try writing a poem based on a story your grandad or grandma or mum or dad or aunt or uncle has told you.

Do you remember one? Or get them to share a story from when they were young.

Ask them questions.

Do they remember any surprising details – about the place or what they were wearing or eating or feeling or seeing or hearing or doing?

Listen to the flow of your poem.

Test out three different ways to start your poem.

Test out three different ways to start your poem.

Send to: paulajoygreen@gmail.com
Include: your name, age, year, name of school
Deadline: Sunday 1st December
Don’t forget: to include family poem in email subject line.

I will post some favourite poems Wednesday 4th Decemeber and have some poetry books to give away.