Via a prompt off Open Write.
Peace (ful) (adjacencies),
Kevin
Monthly Archives: June 2024
Poem: Skating In The Remembering
Twelve Sparkling Lights flickr photo by Sushanta – paper, scissors, void shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license
This morning’s prompt at OpenWrite was about “reflection and projection” but I found myself caught up in the classroom move I am making (for the first time, in many years), and the packing up of everything now.
Boxes, packed
with papers,
books, pens,
notes, plansIn August,
I hope to better
understand where
things have goneFor now, I’m on
the surface of
the mirror,
skating in the
rememberingNot yet
imagining the space
taking shape
only in my mind,
for some future time
Peace (in reflections),
Kevin
Open Write: June
It’s the first few days of the five days of poetry prompts at Open Write. Here are my two poems.
The first (above) is a found poem from a graduation speech by author George Saunders, with the poem set against image by NASA.
The second (below) is a “duplex poem” where lines riff of each other.
And then the third (far below) is a poem inspired June Jordan’s “These Poems.”
Peace (and explorations),
Kevin
CLMOOC Silent Sunday
Jazz Doc: Buster Williams
I went with some friends to a screening of a jazz music documentary on legendary Buster Williams (who played with many jazz greats) and it was a wonderful movie. It’s called Buster Williams: From Bass To Infinity.The director was there, explaining his approach and answering questions.
Williams comes across as a such a thoughtful, kind man, and musician. There were some animation sequences over his voice, telling his stories of early gigs with Sonny Stitt and Gene Ammons that were quite interesting, too.
Peace (and sound),
Kevin
Assorted Poems
CLMOOC Silent Sunday
Car Mirrored Selfie
Today’s DS106 Daily Create prompted us to take an interesting photograph of a car, preferably with us in the image. I like how these came out.
Peace (and mirrors),
Kevin
Deepening Connections: Teacher Ranger Teacher Program
Although I have been connected through my work with the Western Massachusetts Writing Project to the Springfield Armory National Historic Site (through facilitation of youth writing camps, professional development for educators, the Write Out initiative each October , and more), this summer I am going to be getting a little deeper into the workings of this Western Massachusetts National Park site.
I was selected to take part in the NPS Teacher Ranger Teacher program, which is an intensive summer of work exploring place-based learning and spending time at the Springfield Armory to learn more about the myriad of aspects that go into a place with deep historical roots to our country (as its first federal arsenal). There will also be a project that I will be developing for the site.
Part of the work is a graduate level course through the University of Colorado: Denver and I am looking forward to the place-based and park-based activities.
Learn more about the TRT program.
Peace (and learning),
Kevin