Poetry Prompt Day 8 - Taylor Mali "Love is like..."

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I first heard of Taylor Mali when I attended a rally for public school educators in Washington, DC. Mali is a well-known slam poet and a very vocal advocate of teaching and teachers. His poem "What Teachers Make" has been a rally cry for myself and many others. His words inspired me and I was curious to find out more about him.






I suppose I'm a bit of a late-comer to the poetry slam movement, but as I linked from one video of his to another and then another, I began to feel the words in ways I had not before. I dug deeper and found other slam poets that moved me, challenged me, and inspired me to push my own writing in new ways. Here is one of my favorites of the performances I found:





Writing Prompt: Begin with the words "Love is like..." and brainstorm all the things that come to mind. Use this list as a jumping off point for a poem that compares love to a single object as in the video. Or use many of your ideas to string together a "Laundry List of Love". Most important, HAVE FUN!

Suggested Poetry Form: Ode

~Amy McGrath

Share your poetry with us by linking up. Make sure you visit your neighbors one or two before and after. If you are last on the list go back to the beginning of the list. If you are the first few on the list please go back to the day before and visit the last on the list if you haven't already. Have fun!

1.	Koni from Team Netherworld	18.	Prasad Kulkarni	35.	Christine
2.	Georgia aka Bastet	19.	Lady Whispers	36.	Lance Smith
3.	viv blake	20.	snlkc	37.	Quinn
4.	Namrata D'souza	21.	Chameleon soul	38.	Andrea Moore
5.	Shah's Scribbles	22.	Linda Roy	39.	Lilith Colbert
6.	Ron Potter	23.	Nikita	40.	Annis Cassells
7.	Samantha F	24.	Beth Camp	41.	Jennifer Cunningham
8.	Philomel Chowdhury	25.	Margit Sage	42.	Mark Jones-love haiku
9.	Misky	26.	Esther Spurrill Jones	43.	Leo
10.	Aavika	27.	Julie Jordan Scott	44.	Anna Stewart
11.	alfred booth	28.	Morgan Dragonwillow	45.	Shannon Curtin Mazur
12.	Nimue	29.	Rhian Williams	46.	Steph Beth Nickel
13.	Love is Life	30.	beth teliho	47.	Cara Valle
14.	Payal Agarwal	31.	zoe- rewritten	48.	odhran
15.	Janet Parfitt	32.	yikici	49.	RLHughes
16.	Ankit Sharma	33.	Kailynn- GingerSass
17.	Jenna Amundson	34.	Amy McGrath

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