Writing Exercises — Articles — Stephanie Parsley Ledyard

Writing and sharing name-related fiction, poetry, and memoir was a powerful second project of the new school year.

Community, Poetry Writing, Social Emotional Learning, Writing ExercisesStephanie LedyardSeptember 9, 2026poetry, writing with students, education, creative writing class, memoir, school visits, middle school

Writing With Students, Day 1

Our first bit of writing revolved around the theme “summer’s end,” and we used Pat Mora’s poem “My Rock” as inspiration. Reading David Epstein’s Inside the Box: How Constraints Make Us Better has sparked a commitment to using constraints in writing projects.

Writing Exercises, Poetry Writing, PoetryStephanie LedyardAugust 27, 2026creative writing class, writing with students, poetry, new school year, transitions, constraints, inside the boxComment

My Four-Pane Window Poem — and a New Writing Activity

My latest poetry writing activity is great for writers of all ages and experience levels, from young children to adults. (Even children who don’t yet write can do the exercise as drawing and art.)