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Sunshower [1]

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2.20.18

Many cultures have expressions to describe the phenomenon of sunshowers. In Japan, a sunshower is said to mean that foxes are getting married; in Iran, that a wolf is giving birth; and in the United States, that the devil is beating his wife. In her poem “Sunshower [3],” Natalie Shapero uses this American expression as a refrain and twists it in a way that critiques both the saying and the culture it represents. Using Shapero’s poem as a model, try taking one of the many cultural expressions for a sunshower and use it as a refrain for a poem. Begin with the words: “Some people say…” 


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[1] https://www.pw.org/content/sunshower [2] https://www.pw.org/genre/poetry [3] https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/144598/sunshower-59df845de4a43