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Magnificent Poetry Monday

May 18, 2015 by Ally Carter 20 Comments

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!

Filed Under: Shellie Tagged With: Magnificent Monday, Mission

Comments

  1. Judi says

    May 18, 2015 at 9:54 pm

    Ever 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

    Reply
    • Ally Carter says

      May 21, 2015 at 1:21 pm

      Great Poem Judi! Please send your mailing address to [email protected] for a special prize!

      Reply
    • Em says

      May 31, 2015 at 7:20 am

      Awesome!

      Reply
  2. TinaC says

    May 19, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    When 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.

    Reply
    • Ally Carter says

      May 21, 2015 at 1:22 pm

      Great Poem TinaC! Please send your mailing address to [email protected] for a special prize!

      Reply
      • TinaC says

        May 27, 2015 at 11:00 pm

        Thank 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…

        Reply
        • Ally Carter says

          May 28, 2015 at 11:54 am

          Sorry, I can only mail to US addresses.
          Shellie

          Reply
          • TinaC says

            May 28, 2015 at 8:10 pm

            Ok, then I´ll send that address 🙂
            Thanks again!

  3. Madanielac says

    May 19, 2015 at 11:21 pm

    I 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

    Reply
  4. Ally Carter says

    May 21, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    Great Poem Madanielac! Please send your mailing address to [email protected] for a special prize!

    Reply
  5. deniseb13 says

    May 21, 2015 at 11:24 pm

    I”m working on a ballad but it’s kinda silly

    Reply
  6. Sarah says

    May 22, 2015 at 11:07 am

    Now 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.

    Reply
  7. Sarah B. says

    May 23, 2015 at 11:04 am

    My 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.

    Reply
  8. Bella Percario says

    May 23, 2015 at 12:04 pm

    i 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

    Reply
  9. Bella says

    May 23, 2015 at 2:45 pm

    It 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

    Reply
    • Bella says

      May 23, 2015 at 2:45 pm

      Only the first one I meant to post

      Reply
  10. Elora says

    May 23, 2015 at 11:54 pm

    I’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

    Reply
  11. Bella says

    May 24, 2015 at 7:00 am

    i 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

    Reply
  12. Lauren Zableckis says

    May 24, 2015 at 2:22 pm

    Trouble 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

    Reply
  13. Leah Galaif says

    May 28, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    i love your books!!

    Reply

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