#WaterPoemProject: Day 26, Amanda Rawson Hill
Welcome back to my month-long #WaterPoemProject, Poetry Friday friends.It’s Day 26. Can you believe our project is nearing its end?If you’re new to the #WaterPoemProject, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Or you can watch this video of me describing how to participate. It’s on the YouTube channel Authors Everywhere.For #WaterPoemProject regulars who are new to Poetry Friday, each week a kidlit blogger hosts poetry-related links and posts from around the kidlitosphere. This week’s host is Molly Hogan at Nix the Comfort Zone. (Thanks, Molly!) Still confused? Renée LaTulippe has a great post about our weekly poetry party.Today's writing starter comes from verse novelist and children’s book author Amanda Rawson Hill.Amanda's poetry prompt is: Write a "Where I'm From" Poem for Water
Where does water come from? The mountains? The ocean? A cloud? Write a poem that tells us by describing what that place looks, feels, sounds, and smells like.Here's a link to "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon: http://www.***Students, you may have created a "Where I'm From" poem about yourself at school. But what does the poem sound like when you write it in the voice of water? Draft your new poem before the end of the day tomorrow, Friday, April 17, 2020.If you’re doing the #WaterPoemProject with a group, be sure to share or post your rough draft, read other people’s poems, and cheer for their efforts. Or leave your poem here, in the comments.
Amanda Rawson Hill is a poet, educator, and science enthusiast. She lives in California with her husband, 4 kids, 3 Guinea pigs, one dog, and one cat. She is the author of THE THREE RULES OF EVERYDAY MAGIC and the forthcoming, YOU'LL FIND ME. Find her online at amandarawsonhill.com***#WaterPoemProject Series Posts:Project IntroductionFAQPrompt 1: Irene Latham, The Language of WaterPrompt 2: Elizabeth Steinglass, What Would a Raindrop Say?Prompt 3: Linda Mitchell, Found HaikuPrompt 4: Shari Green, Fogbow FibonacciPrompt 5: Margaret Simon, The Taste of WaterPrompt 6: Heather Meloche, The Shape of a WavePrompt 7: Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, A Water MemoryPrompt 8: Laura Shovan, Rainy Day OppositesPrompt 9: Kathryn Apel, Silly SolagePrompt 10: Buffy Silverman, A Watery HomePrompt 11: Kara Laughlin, Frozen FogPrompt 12: Debbie Levy, Jump into a LimerickPrompt 13: Joy McCullough, What Are Water Bears?Prompt 14: Linda Baie, Frozen Water SkinnyPrompt 15: Chris Baron, The Hidden World of WaterPrompt 16: Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Water WordplayPrompt 17: Susan Tan, The Sound of WaterPrompt 18: Mike Grosso, Waterplay!Prompt 19: R. L. Toalson, Wishing WellPrompt 20: Margarita Engle, Ode to the ShorePrompt 21: Faye McCray, Poem in a BubblePrompt 22: Meg Eden, Surprising ConnectionsPrompt 23: Beth Ain, Water with SaltPrompt 24: Kevin Hodgson, A Poem about PeepersPrompt 25: Laura Purdie Salas, Be a Snow-Maker!Prompt 26: Amanda Rawson Hill, Where Does Water Come From?Please support the #WaterPoemProject authors by buying their books from your favorite independent bookstore.