Five Minute Poem, The

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

5 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Tatum, B. (2017, August 16). The five minute poem. LSA Inclusive Teaching Initiative, University of Michigan. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/sample-activities/the-five-minute-poem/

Tags:

  1. creativity
  2. friendship
  3. home
  4. icebreaker
  5. identity
  6. self-awareness
  7. storytelling

From the LSA Inclusive Teaching Initiative:

"Students may feel uneasy sharing personal creative work or may be resistant to writing a poem. Instructors should stress that the aim of the exercise is not to write a 'good' poem, but to share personal impressions of where they are from."