Blog Entry # 6

La Poesia
As a student in Spanish II, my teacher, Sra. Bruce required us to memorize a poem.  Everyone in the class had to memorize this poem.  We had no idea at the time that it was a rather romantic poem, we just memorized it for our grade. Most of us, especially the boys, were not to thrilled when we learned what the poem was actually saying.
Here is that poem:

In this romantic Spanish poem, Gustavo Adolfo Becquer wonders what he would give for just one kiss ...

Por una mirada, un mundo,
Por una sonrisa, un cielo,
Por un beso... ¡yo no sé
Que te diera por un beso!

Another short poem of love in which the poet proclaims he can't stop thinking about his beloved - her hair, her eyes, her look - and cannot stop loving her.

Tu cabello, tus ojos, tu mirada:
No dejo de pensarte,
Entera eres mi pensamiento,
Desde tu ternura hasta dulzura.
Entera eres mi sueño:
No dejo de extrañarte,
Y no puedo dejar de amarte.

 For this post, I am requiring you to:

• Find and read a poem by a Spanish poet.  You will then write a summary / your impression of the poem.
• List the poet, poem title and how you found the poem.
• Write a short poem of your own.  You may follow a simple haiku pattern, try one that rhymes in Spanish, an acrostic type poem or, be more creative and write an original.

Here are just some suggestions of famous poets from several countries:
Federico Garcia Lorca
Antonio Machado
Pablo Neruda
Gabriela Mistral
Jose Asuncion Silva
Rafael Guillen
Octavio Paz
Cesar Vallejo

Other resources:
http://www.abcteach.com/free/h/howto_haiku.pdf
http://volweb.utk.edu/school/bedford/harrisms/haiku.htm
http://www.creative-writing-now.com/how-to-write-a-limerick.html
http://www.mahalo.com/how-to-write-an-acrostic-poem/
http://www.saidsimple.com/content/How-to-Write-an-Acrostic-Poem
http://www.creative-writing-now.com/how-to-write-poetry.html

If you choose to write an acrostic poem, it must be a word that is 10 letters total, or your first and last name (close to 10 letters).  Points will be deducted if you write an acrostic poem for something like "Bob"

Also, please, please don't try to copy a famous poem and think I won't know.  Anyone caught doing this will lose all points for this entry.

This post is due on Sunday by midnight (May 15th)

Be sure to take advantage of the lab time on Tuesday (May 10th).