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How to Read Poems for Pleasure

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Psalms

Welcome to the guides and inspirations that accompany the projects in Ships in Small Bottles. Psalms listed below have an online tutorial or image, sometimes two, that sparked a response. Match the Psalm to the project in the book, and enjoy creating.

Psalm 1

Psalm 13

Psalm 27 project

Psalm 55

Psalm 57

Psalm 63

Psalm 65

Psalm 73

Psalm 113

Psalm 115

Psalm 118

Psalm 121

Psalm 125

Psalm 126

Psalm 127

Psalm 128

Psalm 129

Psalm 130

Psalm 131

Psalm 132

Psalm 133 project

Psalm 134

Psalm 142

Poetry Is Salt

How to Read Poems for Pleasure

Sample

Read a poem. No pressure, no rush, nothing to prove.

Savor

Let impressions form. Allow the poem to open up. Enjoy a small note about the ideas that got me into the poem, and the ideas the poem got into me.

Serve

Continue the conversation. Share this poem, or start your own from the invitation to write.

Suggestions for Use

Sit down to a cup of tea with a friend and use the invitation to write as a conversation starter. See where talking takes you.
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Start a reading group. Use these reading tips and writing reflections to spark your own responses to a shared poem or short story.
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Start a writing group. Gather friends weekly or monthly, in a living room, coffee shop, or google doc, to share a fresh draft grown from invitations you find here.

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