MMP15 Make Me a Poet: Wildlife
The Story StreamIn the first video of the series, Roger spoke of the importance of choosing words carefully and their multiplicity of meanings and associations. 'Wildlife' by peter Dixon asks who ...
MMP14 Make Me a Poet: Colouring Your Words
The Story StreamA simple yet highly effective technique for making your delivery come to life.
MMP13 Make Me a Poet: Down behind the Dustbin
The Story StreamAn invitation for the class to create their own version of Michael Rosen's poem of strange canine encounters!
MMP12 Make Me a Poet: Roger’s Reminders for Reciters
The Story StreamAn original comical poem written for those being asked to stand up in front of their classmates and a recite a poem.
Discover what is the leading cause of Year 3 death (it has s...
MMP11 Make Me a Poet: Poems for Fun!
The Story StreamRoger shares Homework and Rhinocerous Stew which both work well for choral reading!
Goldilocks andThe Three Bears RAP-STYLE!
The Story StreamRoger performs his rap-style re-telling of (Goldilocks and ) The Three Bears
Once upon a time in the middle of the wood
That's where the house of the 3 Bears stood -
MMP09 Make Me a Poet: Exploring Rhythm
The Story StreamRoger leads you through the changing rhythms and speed of The Song of the Engine (as a train goes up, over and the down the far side of a hill!)
MMP08 Make Me a Poet: Exploring (vocal) Energy
The Story StreamTwo contrasting poems (Red and Grey) one low and one much higher energy in the delivery!
MMP07 Make Me a Poet: Poet as Storyteller
The Story StreamRoger shares the poem, Four Chairs Round the Table by John Foster and asks what is the story (unspoken) behind it -there are four chairs round the table, but now we only set places...
MMP06 Make Me a Poet: Character and POV
The Story StreamMMP05 Make Me a Poet: Dialogue poems
The Story StreamMMP04 Make Me a Poet: Tongue Twisters
The Story StreamTongue Twisters often use alliteration as a way to trip you up - Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is very popular, but Roger has some others to share.
MMP03 Make Me a Poet : Metaphor
The Story StreamMMP02 Make me a poet: Simile
The Story StreamMAKE ME A POET is the digital version of Roger Jenkins course that encourages participants to explore a variety of poetry styles with a focus on encouraging honesty and specific detail without thinking about rhyme(though it that occurs in the process, that's fine!)
Roger won the 1995 Singapore Literature Prize for his debut collection of poems, From the Belly off the Carp, an anthology of monologues spoken by historical characters (some factual, mostly fictional) connected to the Singapore River, charting Singapore's history in a series of Chaucerian-like portraits.
Make Me a Poet is endorsed by the NAC's Arts Education Programme and as such its use is eligible for Totalisator Board subsidy)
The 15 videos in the workshop complement the live xoom sessions as well as practical writing which is encouraged throughout.
- Getting started - Roger talks about what makes poetry 'poetry'
- Exploring simile - participants are tasked to compare themselves to . . .
- Metaphor - anther way of comparing
- Tongue Twisters (this complements the participants playing with alliteration)
- Dialogue poems
- Exploring Character and points of view in writing a poem
- The poet as Storyteller
- Exploring Vocal Energy speaking/reciting poetry
- Playing with rhythm
- The 3 Bears Rap - an original poem by Roger
- Poetry for Fun - two popular poems for chorusing!
- Roger's Reminders for Reciters ( tips for performing, parodying Ogden Nash)
- Down behind the dustbin - a prompt for a comical class poem
- Colouring Words - a technique for more lively delivery!
- Wildlife: a poem prompt to get you thinking! What is it you are passionate about? What isn't right or fair?