{"id":1005,"date":"2019-05-09T12:06:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T16:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cindyfaughnan.com\/faughnan\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2019-10-23T12:35:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T16:35:56","slug":"poetry-challenge-86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cindyfaughnan.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/09\/poetry-challenge-86\/","title":{"rendered":"Poetry Challenge #86"},"content":{"rendered":"

Riffing Chicago Style<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Chicago Style Blues started as musical improv, performers creating on the fly, riffing off each other, daring each other, challenging each other and themselves to come up with song verses that fit the pattern. A performer starts with one line that fits a beat. That line is then repeated. Then a third longer line finishes the stanza with a word that rhymes with the previous two. Simple as that\u2014if you\u2019re a smokin\u2019 guitarist.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s said, one reason the second line repeats the first, which is so much a part of traditional Blues, is to give performers creating on the fly, time to think of a rhyming last line. For fun, blues players toss the song around, challenging each other by taking turns coming up with new stanzas.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s give it a try. Here\u2019s a template to get us started:
\nI\u2019m a something or other, name, just doing something somewhere.
\nI\u2019m a something or other, name, just doing something somewhere.
\nI verb the noun so easy, I\u2019ll say or do something that fits and ends in a rhyme.<\/p>\n

My Effort:
\nI\u2019m a green frog, Henry, just sitting on a rock.
\nI\u2019m a green frog, Henry, just sitting on a rock.
\nI\u2019ll hop and croak so loudly, I\u2019ll blast you off your dock.<\/p>\n

Now that you\u2019ve set a pattern, try stringing 2 or 3 stanzas together\u2014or 5 for your own blues song.<\/p>\n

Grab your air guitar and get Bluesy!<\/p>\n

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Set the timer for 7 minutes.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Start writing!
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Don\u2019t think about it too much; just do it. <\/strong><\/h3>\n

*Kelly Bennett <\/a>and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge over 1100 days ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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