Category Archives: Poetry

Elfje: My Little 11 poem

Posted on 17th November 2015 by NomadWarMachine

This elfje poem is inspired by @ronald_2008s blog post for part of Digital Writing Month Look   A frog Under that stone Jumping in the water SPLASH flickr photo by public.resource.org http://flickr.com/photos/publicresourceorg/493790768 shared under a Creative Commons (PD) license

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My poem as a book

Posted on 3rd July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

I’m still playing, in odd moments, with my little poems written as a response to Sheri’s Identity Shattering challenge. Today Kevin used Storybird to make a story about his poem so I thought I’d try it as well. I think that … Continue reading →

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Breaking poems

Posted on 2nd July 2015 by NomadWarMachine

Yesterday I broke Kevin’s poem for him. I didn’t mean to, but I put it through QuotesCover which uglified it and broke the line spacing. Kevin responded with this. I’d already been playing with Susan’s challenge, so I thought I’d break … Continue reading →

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ReMEDIAte my poem again

Posted on 30th June 2015 by NomadWarMachine

Another attempt to manipulate my poem into an image. This time I’ve used Tagxedo – another tool I’d never used before (note: uses Silverlight, so I had to use Firefox, not my beloved Chrome – hmmm, I wonder if folk will be … Continue reading →

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ReMEDIAte my poem

Posted on 30th June 2015 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s #clmooc challenge is to take something done in one media and convert it to another. My first attempt uses one of the poems written for Sheri’s challenge. First I copied and pasted the text of one of them into … Continue reading →

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A weekend of making for #CLMOOC

Posted on 21st June 2015 by NomadWarMachine

#CLMOOC doesn’t “really” start till tomorrow but some of us were eager to get going so I guess we started early. We started by remixing some Webmaker Thimble memes, and then Greg (@jgmac106) upped the game by sharing a riff on the … Continue reading →

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Collaborative Sestina for Rhizomatic Learning

Posted on 21st May 2015 by NomadWarMachine

(Sarah) Rhizomatic learning is very subjective. It’s up to you, not up to Dave, what gets to count. The important thing is not to worry, but be content to mess around, mix it up – play around. Be warned – … Continue reading →

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Cinquain for Rhizomatic Learning

Posted on 21st May 2015 by NomadWarMachine

 Rhizomes Invasive things? That depends on the type. Some need nurturing so they thrive; others choke. flickr photo shared by Internet Archive Book Images with no copyright restriction (Flickr Commons) (purists might say this is not a true cinquain. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Haiku for Rhizomatic Learning

Posted on 21st May 2015 by NomadWarMachine

What’s rhizo learning? A chance to play with new things. Don’t worry ’bout mess.

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Words can hurt

Posted on 25th February 2015 by NomadWarMachine

Mary Magdalene by User:Vassil (File:Sépulcre_Arc-en-Barrois_111008_12.jpg) [CC BY 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons There’s an old playground saying that we used to bandy around a lot as children: Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never harm me. I said it … Continue reading →

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