Y is for You

 Self-Portrait of Rena by Bill Boudreau

Y is for you. Today is all about you. I want you to spend the day thinking about yourself then write a poem.


What is a self-portrait poem? It's a poem about yourself. Here are some things to think about when writing your poem. 

• Name
• Traits
• Son or daughter of
• Lover of
• Who feels
• Who needs
• Who fears
• Where do you live
• Physical descriptions
• Hobbies or interests
• Favourite food
• Friends
• Dream
• Goals

I wrote this poem about myself about a month ago. Some of you might have seen this poem on my website. 


COME IN! COME IN! BUT BEWARE OF THE FIERY HAIRED WRITER!

In the middle of nowhere,

in the province of Alberta, 

lives a writer,

with pasty skin and long red hair. 

She lives in a castle—

crowded with books, dogs, and rabbits—

surrounded by a moat and

a field full of cars.  

She sits at a desk,

tapping away 

on her

glowing scheming machine.

She carries a cup, 

full of hot liquid mud

that she throws at kids

caught spying in her windows.

So BEWARE of the fiery haired writer

who lives in a castle,

brewing up a batch

of fantastical stories!


Challenge
--Write a poem about yourself. 


Resources
--Autobiographical Portrait Poem Generator
--Portrait Poems and Examples


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Do you want to catch up or re-visit earlier poetry posts? Here are the most recent poetry posts: 

• X Marks the Spot: Writing a found poem. 
• W is for the W's: Use the W's to write a story (Guest Post Debbie LaCroix).
• V is for Video: Interview with children's poet and writer Renee LaTulippe.