This poem by Maxine Beneba Clarke contains literary devices such as
alliteration, assonance, poetic refrains, circular narratives, perfect and imperfect rhymes.
Mother by Kirli Saunders
Mother,
I’ve spent hours now
searching for myself
in the symmetry of your skin
in the blues and greens of your depths.
The School Photo by Matt Abbott
I either look cross-eyed,
or one eye is closed.
I spent all night at the mirror
perfecting my pose.
Hear the full poem in the video below.
Did you know novels can also be written in verse?
In this video Jason Reynolds reads from his YA verse novel, Long Way Down,
You can access the full novel on Wheelers ePlatform here.
An example of a black out poem by Kevin Hodgson
Why not create your own with a magazine or newspaper or any piece of scrap paper.