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Where R. Renée Bembry {AKA Silly Mommy} teaches child authors-to-be how to turn budding poems into flowering perfection. This process is accomplished using MSAP's Theme-Story Poetry-Writing Technique. MSAP also offers Poetry-Writing Workshops for classrooms, home schoolers, Girl Scout troops, other organizations and for individual writers. Information on Workshops may be find on the Educator's Page.
Poetry Contests available at MSAP are designed to bring unique forms of poetry lessons to students in-class and online. Poetry Contests are available for all interested organizations and individuals wishing to participate. Classroom and other Educator Poetry Contests may be found HERE... Individual Poetry Contests may be found HERE...
In addition to the art of poetry-writing instruction MSAP offers Crafts that work in conjunction with several Poetry-Writing Workshops.
To get started learning about MyStoriesAndPoems' author R. Renée Bembry's poetry-witing improvement technique, take a look at her poems "Dolphin" and "Dolphin - Motion Sick" below. As you can see, Dolphin is the original poem and Dolphim-Motion Sick is the revised poem. The revised poem is the type of poetry-writing MyStoriesAndPoems teaches children to develop. Examing the two poems side-by-side allows you to explore R. Renee' Bembry's ability to formulate and to improve poems.
After examining the Dolphin poems -- scroll down to the bottom of this page -- explore and let your chlid/children/class or troop explore and begin their first MyStoriesAndPoems' poetry-writing lesson for free.
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| Dolphin - | Motion Sick | By R. Renee Bembry | AKA Silly Mommy | "In about an hour," Called the captain of the ship. "We're likely to spot dolphin On this Catalina trip. So hop aboard. And take a seat. This dolphin sight Cannot be beat.” An unexpected pleasure— I thought heading for the deck. Turning on my camera Bat-te-ry usage I check. Meter displays I have full charge To film dolphins from this here barge. I sit down across from the rail; Share the cool breeze that blows the sail. I envision blue water Spouting from dolphin heads. I envisage their bodies; Pretend they’re eating squids. Their slick gray torsos nosedive. Then, leap out of the sea— Way high above the water As joyous as can be. “All aboard,” calls a shipmate “It’s time for us to sail.” The ship is prepared to go Down to the last detail. | I sit back and I notice A churning in my gut. I eat four saltine crackers To soothe this nausea. Stretching across the bench as Boat sails across the sea I give in to the sickness That's enervating me. I vomit all my crackers. Then upchuck all my tea. And all the food I’d eaten Before quarter passed three. In a short moment later
I hear shouts. I hear screams. Contented voices crying ‘Bout porpoises they’d seen. While I lay on the bench in A nauseating bout, “Look at that baby pup!” I Hear tiny tots cry out. I could not see the dolphin. I could not see their tricks. I could not watch their smooth bods Gliding through water slick. Yes, I missed all the dolphin. And I missed all their tricks. For while they were performing— I lay down motion sick! 12/06 | | | |
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| Dolphin | By R. Renee Bembry {Silly Mommy} | I came to see the dolphin I came to see their tricks I came to watch their smooth bods Glide through water so slick But I missed all the dolphin And I missed all their tricks For while they were performing I got motion sick 4/28/05 |
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| NEW Kids' Writing Assistance Program | | Kids improve reading comprehension and writing skills by reading fun stories and writing fun poems. | Writing homework help. Learn how to get started HERE. | |
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| Unique Kids' Poetry Collection System | | Collect poems you like on unique Designer Pages. Get your own poems set in unique Designer Pages. Learn More... | Enter MyStoriesAndPoems One STOP Poetry Zone HERE |
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