Inside Reading for 7/16

I thought the poem workshops we did Tuesday were a big help in creating poems. I always thought my poems had to rhyme, but it's not always easy making every other line rhyme. I have a hard time writing things like poems, but these workshops kind of opened my eyes to see that you have to have a theme for your poem. My favorite workshop was the fortune cookie one. My fortune said "Your income will increase". It was tricky making a poem for this one because I wanted it to rhyme, but it was easier because my theme was right there. The poem that I'm writing for the poetry jam tomorrow is about my daughter. I feel that what I write just comes naturally with this subject. I have so much to say about her and its easy to write what I feel about her. I will probably get a little choked up because I have so much more to learn about her. I don't think I would be the same person I am today if I didn't have her. Back to the poem workshops...I loved reading everyone elses poems. I got a little jealous because mine sounded like it was coming from a 1st grader. I think it's interesting to see what other people come up with because that can also help you with an idea for your own. I don't think I could write a concrete poem because if you tried to read it, it wouldn't make any sense. Everyone was very creative with theirs though. I'm looking forward to hearing everyone's poems tomorrow. I think it's going to be a great experience to let people know what we can do.