Wordplay

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You're probably wondering what this is all about. Well, like I said, IPL Teen Wiki just seems a little disorganized, in that there are pages everywhere, and it is kind of hard to tell what to do. So... This is how I envision the WordPlay page; I mostly kept everything the way it was. I moved the table of contents under the first paragraph and left the image. Having all the WordPlay exercises on the page really made navigation and comprehension difficult, so I put them on their own page. In addition to separating the exercises from the main page, I got rid of the links to two different "Your WordPlay"s, and changed it so that the links were posted directly here. This makes WordPlay more like Open Mic, and it keeps the number of excess pages to a minimum.

note: I didn't change the existing WordPlay page. If you'll notice, the title of this page is Wordplay, as opposed to WordPlay...and to get it to look like WordPlay, I just copied over the code after clicking on "View Source". If any moderator wants to come along and delete the old WordPlay and its pages, change the title of this page to WordPlay, and make the sidebar link to it(hint, hint :P)...that's a-okay with me! :D
2nd note: Of course, if this was the WordPlay page linked to the sidebar, this little commentary would be deleted.

Welcome to the WordPlay homepage! Because language is at the heart of poetry, we created this site with its exercises to help you think more about the power, flexibility, and fun of language. Each week we will highlight a poetry experiment in a style of our Poet of the Week.

Although great poetry can be written without practice, most poets write a dozen practice poems for every poem they publish. Have fun with these, be challenged by your work and others, and enjoy what others have to say.

Post your or view others' WordPlay here!

Experiment with one of the WordPlay exercises on the WordPlay Exercises page and post your own creative reconstruction of it here. Respond to others' work by clicking on the link to that work and then clicking the discussion tab.

(We reserve the right to edit out poetry or responses which we deem abusive.)

1 Your WordPlay

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Your WordPlay

We HIGHLY suggest you don't post your poem here, but rather create a link to a new wiki page with your poem(s) on it.

People won't be able to respond to your poem if you merely post it here. Add links under the "Post links" line below.

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How do I create a link?

Click the edit tab above, scroll to the bottom, enter the poem's title in 2 pairs of square brackets, like so [[...]].

Sign your link. Use your screenname or enter 4 squiggly lines or tildes, like so ~~~~.

Click Save Changes, then click your link, and enter your poem.

For more detailed instructions, see our create a link page.

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To Respond to a Poem

To see the responses to a poem, go to that poem's page and click the "discussion" link.

If you read something that you really like or makes sense to you in profound and/or interesting ways, PLEASE become a registered member by clicking the Join this wiki link to the left.

Once you have a username and password, you can click the "discussion" link on any poem submitted here and leave your response.

Every writer is happy to get feedback from their peers. Let them know you've read their work by starting out each response with at least one positive comment on their poem's "discussion" page. Here are some questions which might help you get your response started, though you are not restricted to these:

What was different or unique about the way the writer portrayed their experiment here than past responses?
What words or phrases did you particularly like?
Did you like the writer's use of imagery or sound (read the poem out loud or have a friend read it to really hear it)?
Did you connect with the emotion? the style? How so?

You don't have to write a lot but try to get a sentence or two down regarding your understanding of the poem. If writing the response inspires you to write your own poem, go ahead and enter a creative response (in a new wiki page) and post a link to it here.

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