Last session and homework

This week's homework:

1. Write a catalogue poem where each line begins with the same phrase. You can use as many or few as you like of the elements of poetry we looked at in class: rhyme, rhythm, imagery, different senses etc...
(By the way, did anyone hear Joseph O'Connor's slightly more freeform catalogue poem about his teenage crush in a sweet shop on Drivetime the other night?)

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2. Write some limericks based on local place names or people's names. For more examples, look here: http://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_limerick_examples.html.
If you want more info on writing them, try here: http://www.creative-writing-now.com/how-to-write-a-limerick.html.
Remember that traditionally this was a bawdy and subversive form of poetry - please feel free to follow the tradition....

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3. Polish up your favourite pieces of writing for the final evening on 8th December. As well as your own writing, you might like to bring in a favourite poem or extract from a published writer