Don’t Throw Away That Poem!: Tips For Successful Poem Scrapbooking
“Roses are red
Violets are green
I’m really sorry I hit my brother
But he was being mean.”
Kids not only say the darndest things, they write them, too. Whether this poetry springs out of creative writing exercises in the schools, or in HEARTSONGS, HOPE THROUGH HEARTSONGS and JOURNEY THROUGH HEARTSONGS 13-year-old now-deceased-but-never-forgotten writer Mattie J.T. Stepanek’s case, out of special circumstances, degenerative muscular dystrophy, that bring forth a remarkable gift, the rhymes can easily be lost through time, moving, throwing away of school papers, or just simply forgotten.
While our children’s poetry may not become best-selling books and CDs (Stepanek teamed up with young country star Billy Gilman to produce a CD), those sweet or questioning verses of
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Whether we have the gift to become a poet or not, whether or not our children are Emily Dickinsons, those scribblings and typings are part of our life, our thoughts, our feelings. They are gifts in themselves, and loving children everywhere have the creativity to give them as
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The answer is scrapbooking. Poetry on paper is perfect for preserving in the pages of scrapbooks. You may want to create a scrapbook for family poems and created cards, or several scrapbooks if you have more than one poet in the family.
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Some tips for successful poem preserving:
* While it’s tempting to include the yellowing paper your son wrote his first poem on, consider recopying it on pretty paper and include it. You can include the original paper if you wish, but do so beside the typed or handwritten version.
Do the same if a poem has smudges or spills.
* If you haven’t dated a
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* Always date family poems, either on paper or by making a note on a printed label or in handwriting.
* If you can’t guess when a family poem was written, look at the occasion. If it was your 50th birthday or a particular wedding anniversary, you know the date (unless your memory is like a man’s!)
* When you’ve started scrapbooking family poems, always choose heavy paper for future poems, or paper that holds up well.
* If the poem goes with a photo, include the original even if the image of the photo is on the paper the poem
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* Consider typing up a page that includes sample quotes from family poems, a kind of “Best Of the Jones Family” list.
* Finally, if anyone in your family doesn’t mind hearing their recorded voice, record a CD or cassette of the poems and include it with the scrapbook.
You may never get your poems read nationwide, but you and your family will treasure the memories they bring. So start writing, and happy scrapbooking!
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