### In addition to these videos, also check out the [[mentor texts for poetry]]! #### Two good clips from *Dead Poets Society:* - ["Yawp" scene](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xkKJTc9BzjqUkpFBFEA26z8AlDQcwzdv/view?usp=share_link) ([here's the original YouTube link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQU3EphIpMY) if you prefer) - ["Rip it out" scene](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bsgrNQchrFHGUAWdqzZSteS3RHf-2h7i/view?usp=share_link) ([here's the original YouTube link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x0COtH4Vrw) if you prefer) **"We all get different meanings" from a poem.** True, but so what? [This video](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CS0gD_KWLl6h9kpQMGzlb9rG5FxhKxPs/view?usp=sharing) is a quick take on how to have something interesting to write about a text, even (especially) when there isn't just one right answer. Because [[poetry]] involves unexpected language, it involves randomness or chance, which is a feature of play. Therefore, **playing with language can lead to poetic serendipity.** [The thesaurus game](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W86E_mvV6PifnRRIJ3lHkvDKuTWaAn5Q/view?usp=share_link) is just one example of a way to play with words and encourage happy accidents. **Language is weird and that's what makes it magical.** I would like you to meet [Janusnode](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GNgodJOkqLJpuCIWxT05H2N89-Gbt2xH/view?usp=share_link). "Have you ever failed at something?" This [video about "Abandoned Farmhouse"](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1St-Se-bU9Z18IqAz_OeACcGeH2Kybq9Q/view?usp=share_link) explores **how not to turn an answer into a vague cop-out.** Are you trying to **write poems in a specific, formal meter?** Here's a [quick video introduction](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yHaX2lG59eWYg6Dhl7l8MQaB5DMsTy-k/view?usp=share_link) to what that means. The [three questions and the cut-up game](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HTL9NSrGRaJyj27Nh5Ycu1xHbTrO4emT/view?usp=share_link) video contains more examples of **accidentally on purpose playing with language.** Part "book talk" intro, part mini lesson, [here's a video of me reading](https://drive.google.com/file/d/17mMBUpQB2hy9YpwOfJ0-bqtvh2P-ug2C/view?usp=share_link) **a short selection from [*The Anthologist*](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399172595) by Nicholson Baker.** Here is a "quick take" about nurturing **a mindset of [receptivity to poetry](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XtOvwIYkPIyo7F0DstxIACORkIuIslc_/view?usp=share_link).** Here’s an example of the **"[magic item](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KhrC2cN57VUSOMmz3O2VoTwoOQ1J069j/view?usp=share_link)" writing game/prompt in action.** Need to know some **[different kinds of poetry and how to generate some](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PsQU0Sc5s22XUI4eNrGApRHPzJZxd-CX/view?usp=share_link)?** Wow! **Check out [Button Poetry](https://buttonpoetry.com/category/videos/)** for some inspiration for reading your poem aloud! How do we know (or think we know) whether a poem is "good" or not? What does that even mean? [Watch this video](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wz-3iqThGY-TBCmJ2_EG8Dfc8Ldqal4i/view?usp=share_link) for thoughts on **being aware and intentional when evaluating your own poems** (and choosing which ones to share), or when giving feedback on other people's work. **"Now *that* was jazz!” —** that's what my middle school band teacher said when my friend completely messed up his solo, as I recall in [this short clip about the link between improvisation and creative writing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nakm8bQ8AoZm2_IKnMJfvnh4JcHQAAWw/view?usp=share_link). <br> ---- #### And here are some videos made by other people: Did you ever wonder [**What makes a poem a poem**](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Nh2YK1AQMK2YClqzfmeY0UjDTwf5Nx2K&authuser=mschulte%40waukesha.k12.wi.us&usp=drive_fs)? ([original YouTube link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwhouCNq-Fc)) Take a moment to explore the [**pleasure of poetic pattern**](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NjpBm2fmAUct2Stn_w4_sSW1xoGoWJZJ&authuser=mschulte%40waukesha.k12.wi.us&usp=drive_fs) ([original YouTube link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URuMb15CWJs))