DIGITAL+POETRY

DIGITAL POETRY:


Directions on how to add your digital poem file:


 * 1) Place the cursor where you would like the link to your file to appear.
 * 2) Select the **File** icon from the editor toolbar.
 * 3) **Upload Files**.
 * 4) Page through your files, search by file name, or sort by tag.
 * 5) Click on the file to place it on the page. Images, videos, and audio clips can be embedded directly into the page. For other file types — including PDFs, Word docs, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations — the **Embed File** option will place a link to the file on the page.
 * 6) Save the wiki page.

Or if you are not able to embed your video, you can upload it to You-tube (be sure to select the private option and not the public viewing option so only our class members can view it from our wiki-this is for your online security). Then copy and paste the web address of your video to this wiki page.

1. Nick: Here is the link to an example of a digital poem done in response to the theme of anorexia in the book //Wintergirls//. You should add images to your poem as pictures can help show the theme. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbvDRKrp8L4


 * Into Nothing (Poem for //Wintergirls//)**

Shadows overtake as I lie awake You ate **500 CALORIES TODAY** Wafer crackers with buttered toast Turned into flesh Stuffed inside wanting to escape I confess.

At ninety-five pounds I’m a beached whale Watched by a crowd Struggling to sea Erasing me to be Lost in the depths of the singularity Away from people talking and never listening.

At eighty-five pounds drawing closer to the sea Losing my slimy tail by cutting it free Yet I still can’t move Because there’s more inside of me.

At seventy-five pounds cold water splashes skin Cutting my blubber off lets icy water in Jolting me…to move away from the crowd Closer to the ocean yet their laughing is still loud.

At sixty-five pounds cut out my eyes and ears To still the crowd’s jeers yet my bones appear Realizing….so late in the day Only at **NOTHING** can I drift away... Can I drift away…

Here is where a student will place his or her response to what he or she liked about the poem and what could improve.

Note: When your add your digital poem, first write out your order number followed by your name. So the next person who posts on this page after me will write "2. //your name//:" followed by your link.