1.) Think of a specific neighborhood in New York City. This neighborhood can be where you live, or some other part of New York City that you know really well. Imagine it in your mind. What does it look like? What are the people doing? What do they look like? What smells and sounds do you experience? How do you feel, when you’re in the neighborhood? How do you feel about the neighborhood: do you love it, or do you hate it? Why?
Describe this part of New York in as much detail as possible. Use imagery to describe what the place looks like, giving visual details about it. Describe what you love or hate about the place, and describe the people: what they look like, the kinds of clothes they wear, and what they are doing. Describe the smells and sounds. This description should be at least two long paragraphs.
2.) Pick 8 to 14 sentences or phrases from your description (part 1 of this exercise). This will be your New York City poem. Allow yourself to change the lines to make them work together as a poem. You should do this part of the assignment in pencil, so that you can change and edit the poem until you get it just the way you want it to sound and look. Your poem must be at least 8, and no more than 14, lines long. Then put a title above the poem.
2.) Pick 8 to 14 sentences or phrases from your description (part 1 of this exercise). This will be your New York City poem. Allow yourself to change the lines to make them work together as a poem. You should do this part of the assignment in pencil, so that you can change and edit the poem until you get it just the way you want it to sound and look. Your poem must be at least 8, and no more than 14, lines long. Then put a title above the poem.
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