Directions:

When you write a poem where the subject of the poem is the speaker, it’s called a "mask" or a "persona" poem.  For example, poet Kristine O’Connell George writes in the voice of a tree:

Old Elm Speaks

It is as I told you, Young Sapling.

It will take
autumns of patience
before you snag
your
first
moon.

Try to think of an animal or an inanimate object and write a poem using their voice, using the interactive instant poetry form below.
 

Method:

Samples:

Squirrel

I am a squirrel,
Gray as a cloudy day,
With a big furry tail
Scurrying, scampering
Up a tall oak tree
Searching for acorns,
Digging in the dirt,
Flying
From branch to branch
Like an acrobat.
I am a squirrel.

Scissors