Hi Everyone!
We are going to do something FUN today!
Ally was sent this really cool poem made from lines from All Fall Down.
My mother’s killer
A needle in an international haystack
A guy who knew what he was doing
He was Caucasian
Six one or two
Do you really believe that’s true?
A long list of people who have told me I am delusional
Tired of feeling helpless
All
Fall
Down
It is a style called Found Poetry.
Found Poetry Definition:
Found poetry is a type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources and reframing them as poetry by making changes in spacing and lines, or by adding or deleting text, thus imparting new meaning.
So your mission today is make your own Found Poetry using All Fall Down!
Can’t wait to read them all!
Have a good week!
Shellie
P.S. There may be a little prize for today’s mission!
Judi says
May 18, 2015 at 9:54 pmEver heard the story
I know
She doesn’t believe
I watched my mother die
This room
Feels like a shrine
The walls are closing in
The fog fills my mind
I turn
Lash out
She recoils
I’m a responsibility
I. Don’t. Want. To. Be. Here.
This is her chance
She smiles
At me
This
Is your home
There’s no place
To go
Stunned
I realize I’m not alone
That brings me to now
Now
I’m here
Ally Carter says
May 21, 2015 at 1:21 pmGreat Poem Judi! Please send your mailing address to [email protected] for a special prize!
Em says
May 31, 2015 at 7:20 amAwesome!
TinaC says
May 19, 2015 at 9:55 pmWhen I was twelve
I broke my leg jumping.
What an excellent start.
Trouble just sort of finds me.
A new city.
A new home.
This could be a chance.
That is the purpose of this place.
There is so much fire
Why isn’t it done?
Think, Grace.
I struggle for words.
I did watch my mother die
right in front of my eyes.
I have no idea how far I’ve run.
The dominoes are falling now
There’s still much for you to learn.
Ally Carter says
May 21, 2015 at 1:22 pmGreat Poem TinaC! Please send your mailing address to [email protected] for a special prize!
TinaC says
May 27, 2015 at 11:00 pmThank you!!
If I don´t live in the US, can I stil get it? I can send it to a relative if it isn´t possible, but still…
Ally Carter says
May 28, 2015 at 11:54 amSorry, I can only mail to US addresses.
Shellie
TinaC says
May 28, 2015 at 8:10 pmOk, then I´ll send that address 🙂
Thanks again!
Madanielac says
May 19, 2015 at 11:21 pmI saw my mother die
Right in front of my eyes.
I´ve been here before,
I know my way around
Suddenly I´m falling,
I don´t know what is real,
What is remembered,
What is imagined.
Grace are you okay?
I killed my mother
Ally Carter says
May 21, 2015 at 1:22 pmGreat Poem Madanielac! Please send your mailing address to [email protected] for a special prize!
deniseb13 says
May 21, 2015 at 11:24 pmI”m working on a ballad but it’s kinda silly
Sarah says
May 22, 2015 at 11:07 amNow I’m here
Trouble just sort of finds me.
Grandfather would like this to be a fresh start.
But,
I’m not a little kid.
I’m here,
Because there’s no place left for me to go.
I am on my own,
I grew up,
I am so tired.
And now I’m here,
No place left for me to go.
Sarah B. says
May 23, 2015 at 11:04 amMy name is Grace Blakely
I Live in Embassy Row
It’s In Washington DC
I met some people, including Alexei
I got invited to the Embassy Ball
but there’s nothing good for me to wear
should I be pretty as a princess
or should I be a village girl
cleaning the empty house
but this girl has to decide
whether she’s going or not.
Bella Percario says
May 23, 2015 at 12:04 pmi watched my mother die
It burned into my mind
I will find my mothers killer
Even if it takes all day and night
Trouble finds me where ever I go
A new place
A new house
A new life
Confusion filled my head
It’s thick like fire surrounding me
When will I find the truth?
Or will we All Fall Down
Bella says
May 23, 2015 at 2:45 pmIt burned into my mind
I will find my mothers killer
Even if it takes all My time
Trouble finds me where ever I go
A new place
A new house
A new life
Confusion surrounds me
Like a thick burning fire
Will I find him in time?
Or will we all fall down
Bella says
May 23, 2015 at 2:45 pmOnly the first one I meant to post
Elora says
May 23, 2015 at 11:54 pmI’m not a little kid
I know my way around
Do you really believe that’s true?
I know
Trouble just sort of finds me,
I broke my leg jumping,
I struggle for words,
I have no idea how far I’ve run,
I watched my mother die.
There’s no place left for me to go
And now I’m here.
The dominoes are falling.
Suddenly I’m falling.
Right in front of my eyes
I grew up
I am on my own
Bella says
May 24, 2015 at 7:00 ami watched my mother die
It burned into my mind
I will find my mothers killer
Even if it takes all day and night
Trouble finds me where ever I go
A new place
A new house
A new life
Confusion filled my head
It’s thick like fire surrounding me
When will I find the truth?
Or will we All Fall Down
Lauren Zableckis says
May 24, 2015 at 2:22 pmTrouble just sort of finds me
I am on my own
I just stand perfectly still
I am about to catch fire
I just want everything to burn with me if I have to go
All…fall…down…
The fall would probably kill me
This is your home
I’m here because there is no place else for me to go
I am on my own
Leah Galaif says
May 28, 2015 at 3:43 pmi love your books!!