The Poetry Stash: 6January2025

Riddles from I Saw Esau

Today’s selection, “Riddles,” is from the collection I Saw Esau, The Schoolchild’s Pocket Book, edited by Iona & Peter Opi, illustrated by Maurice Sendak. The book is available for purchase here.

Riddles

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “It is in the rock…”
2.	Begin with “What was his name?”
3.	Draft a riddle poem.
4.	Choose a poem and create a visual image to illustrate it with drawings or collage.

5. Photo by chiến bá via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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