Prophetic poem and reflection

POETRY JOURNAL DUE: YOUR ORIGINAL PROPHETIC POEM plus your POET’S REFLECTION: WHY DOES GOD SPEAK IN POETRY? Write a handwritten poem in your journal in any style of your choice PLUS a 2-3 page well-structured, organized, organic response that logically and creatively supports your answer to “why God speaks in poetry.” Be sure to include examples from three (3) prophetic poetry texts we read as support. Readings

PSALMS 1-23 (23 “chapters” or individual psalms in any translation of your choice from the Hebrew Bible/Tanakh/Old Testament; find over 150 Bible translations online at https://www.biblegateway.com/)

READ: “The Sermon on the Mount,” by Kahlil Gibran (based on Matthew chapters 5-7 in the New Testament) https://thevalueofsparrows.com/2016/11/23/poetry-matthew-the-sermon-on-the-mount-by-kahlil-gibran/

TAO TE CHING

http://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Chinese/TaoTeChing.htm