I have never tried sketching my poems! I think I may be able to do it for a poem of mine called Cats. I will do it and tag you :). Thanks for this lovely article. It's making my 51 year old brain excited to try something new.
Do you ever do the emotion/sense prom with kids? I’m not sure where I found this one, but it’s magic and would work well as a comic. Make a list of emotions with the kids. Then ask them to write a poem using the senses. Here’s the form: “Anger looks like ____. Anger smells like ____. Anger sounds like ____. Anger tastes like____. Anger feels like____. Anger is _____.” I’ve done it with 3rd graders and high school kids.
That's great, especially as my next book is poetry comics on emotions. I've tried the senses prompt with grade school students and middle school students with good success!
I have never tried sketching my poems! I think I may be able to do it for a poem of mine called Cats. I will do it and tag you :). Thanks for this lovely article. It's making my 51 year old brain excited to try something new.
That's exciting, good luck!
Cats are worth every meow. Herman, Felix, Sylvester, Figaro. The list goes on…
That’s true. They are the lions of literature and art!
Thank you for the guidance, i would love to share it for little kids
You are welcome! Works for all ages :)
Grant, your comics are a breath of fresh air! Thank you for sharing your art with the world. 🌻
Thank you, Sana!
This is SO SWEET
Thank you Haley!
I love these! I know you do school visits—you would be great on the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission Touring Roster.
Good idea, I will check it out!
Do you ever do the emotion/sense prom with kids? I’m not sure where I found this one, but it’s magic and would work well as a comic. Make a list of emotions with the kids. Then ask them to write a poem using the senses. Here’s the form: “Anger looks like ____. Anger smells like ____. Anger sounds like ____. Anger tastes like____. Anger feels like____. Anger is _____.” I’ve done it with 3rd graders and high school kids.
That's great, especially as my next book is poetry comics on emotions. I've tried the senses prompt with grade school students and middle school students with good success!
Poem, not prom.
Thanks for reminding us that we're more creative than we know.
Loved getting to read through this! A really wonderful guide and beautiful work. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you, Matt! I appreciate it.
Love this! Will be sharing it with my graphic novel instructor.
Great, hope it sparks some ideas!
It already has! This is proving to be an excellent writing prompt.
So cool to see all these structure examples broken down. Thank you. As always so touching.
More to come on the unusual structures, I took my own challenge (with mixed results)!
I so enjoy this peek into the creative process ✨
Pizza box canvas
White spot light to paint a scene
Teepee opening.
This is amazing!! Would love to share this with my storyboard for animation class.
Thank you, Steve! Look forward to seeing what they make!
Me too! It won't be until fall but four-panel visual poetry is a great way to Jumpstart the creative process!
love it 😍 I hope to share it in Italian with my 2nd graders :)
Fantastic, hope they have fun with it!
This is such a great idea and I love the beautiful examples, they are really inspiring!
LOVE this!
dear grant,
this is fantastic!
“my mind loves to dribble” IS a fantastic line!
thank you for sharing all of this!
much love,
myq
thank you, Myq!