Option #1: Shaky Memory
Write a list of fake memories. Give your fake memories poetic flair, appealing to the reader’s senses. We will then share these in small groups & students will have to guess which memories are real and which are fake.
Example: I remember the way the sun hit the ice as I tiptoed cautiously along the Matanuska Glacier. I’ll never forget how you walked forward with confidence, never fearing it would break under the weight of your footsteps.
Option #2: Poetic Photo Album
Create 10 short poems that capture vivid moments from your childhood. Describe the moments using objective language as if you are describing a photo of the event from an outsider perspective. You may also simply think back to pictures your parents have taken over the years and describe. Your poems do not have to be about you. For instance, you can describe pictures of your siblings and/or of your parents or grandparents when they were young.
Photo #1
Two children on a broken porch
chain smoke candy cigarettes
Note the sadness behind
the invisible smoke
Photo #2
six candles
create six tiny shadows
on the face of the birthday girl
the moment before
she exhales
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