Prose

1. Prose • "When you write in prose, you cook the rice. When you write poetry, you turn rice into rice wine. Cooked rice doesn't change its shape, but rice wine changes both in quality and shape. Cooked rice makes one full so one can live out one's life span . . . wine, on the other hand, makes one drunk, makes the sad happy, and the happy sad. Its effect is sublimely beyond explanation." - Wu Qiao

2. Prose Poem • Poetry can reveal a deeper story • Poetry does not have to have rhyme • Poetry uses action to move the story along and build conflict and tension • Think of it not as a short short story but a poem written in prose • “The Gift I Never Got” by Vincent Draper

3. Prose Memories • Recall an incident from your past that filled you with sadness • Recall an incident in which you felt betrayed • Recall an incident that ended in great disappointment • Recall an incident in which you felt humiliated • Recall an incident in which you felt love for someone • Recall an incident that was joyful

4. Prose Poem- Free Choice Option • Choose one of the memories you thought and wrote about • Write down what you recall of the memory • Other side of your brain: Write down a “film replay of what you remember” • Create the prose poem