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Make Your Own SAT Questions

By Sara Barkat 4 Comments

Desert Island Make Your Own SAT Question

SAT questions should test creativity and sense of humor. This one from Sara Barkat certainly does.

Filed Under: Blog, Education Humor, English Teaching Resources, Student Writing

Poem Analysis: Matthew Arnold’s Dover Beach

By Sara Barkat 15 Comments

Dover Beach Darkling Plain Tweetspeakpoetry.com

An evocative poem analysis focusing on the imagery in Dover Beach. Insightful and intriguing, from student writer Sara Barkat.

Filed Under: Blog, Classic Poetry, Grief Poems, Humanity Poems, Poem Analysis, Sea Poems, Student Writing

Poem Analysis: Adrienne Rich’s ‘Diving into the Wreck’

By Sara Barkat 26 Comments

Ship Wreck Diving into the Wreck Poem Analysis

An intriguing poem analysis of Adrienne Rich’s ‘Diving into the Wreck.’ Students, teachers, writers, this is for you! Includes poem, theme, tone, and more…

Filed Under: Adrienne Rich, Blog, Poem Analysis, Poems, poems about writing, poetry

Poem Analysis: Anne Sexton’s “Her Kind”

By Sara Barkat 15 Comments

Anne Sexton Her Kind

An evocative, insightful analysis of Sexton’s “Her Kind, ” from student writer Sara Barkat. Hold on to your hat!

Filed Under: Blog, Poem Analysis, Poems, Poems about poetry, poetry, poetry teaching resources, Student Writing, Woman Poems

The Horribly Tragic Deaths of Many of My Favourite Characters—Poem 2, Kirk, Spock & Doc

By Sara Barkat 3 Comments

Star Trek poems

A series of Edward Gorey-like illustrations and poems that chronicle the concocted demise of favorite literary and movie characters. Next up: a Star Trek trio.

Filed Under: Funny Poems, Horribly Tragic Deaths of Many of My Favourite Characters, Humorous Poems, Poems, poetry, Star Trek Poems

The Horribly Tragic Deaths of Many of My Favourite Characters—Poem 1, Holmes and Watson

By Sara Barkat 8 Comments

holmes and watson poem

In the spirit of Edward Gorey, a series of illustrations and poems that chronicle the demise of favorite literary characters. Poem 1: Holmes and Watson.

Filed Under: Blog, Horribly Tragic Deaths of Many of My Favourite Characters, Humorous Poems, Literary Humor, Poems, poetry, poetry humor, Short Poems, Student Writing

Image-ine: Barbie Crime

By Sara Barkat 11 Comments

Barbie Crime Story-1

Who committed the Barbie crime? The dolls (and the horse) are on the Barbie case.

Filed Under: Art, Image-ine, poetry humor, Student Writing

Under a stone lies a poem

By Sara Barkat 8 Comments

Baby Will You Marry Me poem song

“Under a stone lies a poem that you once wrote to me.” Beautiful animation.

Filed Under: Videos, visual poetry

Fiction Friday (on Wednesday): Star Trek Encounter

By Sara Barkat 5 Comments

Star Trek Fiction

Writing short fiction is a marvelous playground for the poet to develop the essential ingredients of great poems. Try your hand at our “encounter” prompt today.

Filed Under: Blog, Fiction, poetry teaching resources, Star Trek Fiction, Student Writing, writer's group resources, writing prompts

Little Red Riding Hood: A Graphic Novel

By Sara Barkat 15 Comments

Sara Barkat retells the story of Little Red Riding Hood in the style of a graphic novel. Can you find a poem in the images?

Filed Under: Blog, Children's Stories, Fairytales, Graphic Novel, poetry

Poetry Humor: The Poet—Inspired at Last

By Sara Barkat 4 Comments

Poetry Humor The Poet Inspiration by Sara Barkat

What if inspiration struck, and this happened to you? Our poor Poet never seems to find his sweet spot.

Filed Under: Literary Humor, poetry comics, poetry humor, Student Writing, The Poet Comic

Poetry Humor: The Poet—Writing Again

By Sara Barkat 10 Comments

Poetry Humor The Poet Writing Again by Sara Barkat

The poet writes again, and the sky’s the limit.

Filed Under: Literary Humor, poetry comics, poetry humor, Student Writing, The Poet Comic

Poetry Humor: The Poet—Local Senior Ladies Club

By Sara Barkat 5 Comments

poetry humor the poet local senior ladies by Sara Barkat

If you’ve been following our Poet, you know he got his poetic license back, but only on probation. Community service: write for the Local Senior Ladies Club.

Filed Under: Literary Humor, poetry comics, poetry humor, Student Writing, The Poet Comic

Poetry Humor: The Poet—Justice

By Sara Barkat 13 Comments

Poetry Humor-The Poet poetic justice by Sara Barkat

The Poet enters a plea to get his poetic license back.

Filed Under: Literary Humor, poetry humor, Student Writing, The Poet Comic

Poetry Humor: The Poet—Journalist

By Sara Barkat 7 Comments

The Poet Journalist Poetry Humor Sara Barkat

In the last edition of the ‘The Poet, ‘ our wordsmith lost his poetic license and turned to journalism. Here he is, on the new job…

Filed Under: poetry comics, poetry humor, Student Writing, The Poet Comic

Poetry Humor: The Poet—Advantage

By Sara Barkat 9 Comments

What happens when the poet tries to pay his bill with poetic license?

Filed Under: poetry humor, The Poet Comic

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