Tuesday, October 7 - The Flip Side

To continue working with persona poetry, think of something that has happened to you recently that was stressful, traumatic, or unpleasant, something that perhaps made you mad.  Write a poem about this event as you experienced it, regardless of anyone else's perspectives or feelings.  Then rewrite the poem from the perspective of someone else involved in the situation.  This new poem may not reflect the truth (or maybe your side didn't reflect the truth), but sometimes it's important to remind ourselves that everything has a flip side.