Do you feel most loved when showered in grand gestures and commitments? Or do you most experience love through smaller, everyday acts of care?
Have you ever been in love? What different kinds of love have you experienced — romantic, platonic or familial? Is love something that you enjoy dreaming about or talking about with friends or family members? Or do you think that you’re still learning what love is and how it can feel?
Read “She Ties My Bow Tie,” a poem about love by Gabrielle Calvocoressi:
What you thought was the sound of the deer drinking
at the base of the ravine was not their soft tongues
entering the water but my Love tying my bow tie.
We were in our little house just up from the ravine.
Forgive yourself. It’s easy to mistake her wrists
for the necks of deer. Her fingers move so deftly.
One could call them skittish, though not really because
they aren’t afraid of you. I know. You thought it was the deer
but they’re so far down you couldn’t possibly hear them.
No, this is the breeze my Love makes when she ties me up
and sends me out into the world. Her breath
pulled taut and held until she’s through. I watch her
in the mirror, not even looking at me. She’s so focused
on the knot and how to loop the silk into a bow.
Students, read the entire article — including Victoria Chang’s introduction to the poem — then tell us:
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What is your reaction to the poem? How did you feel reading it?
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What is one line you enjoyed in the poem? What is it about the voice, imagery, syntax, sound or rhythm that stood out to you?
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Ms. Chang describes the bow tie as an example of “miniature motions of love.” Describe a small motion, or gesture, of love that someone has done for you. Maybe someone wrote you a special note, helped out with a task, gave you a hug at the right moment or went on a walk with you. How did it feel to receive love in that way?
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Bonus: Write a poem expanding upon the miniature motion of love that you described in your answer above. You can work line by line using Ms. Calvocoressi’s poem as an example, or you can write a poem in another form or style. Share your poem with classmates or in the comments section of this article.
Want more writing prompts? You can find all of our questions in our Student Opinion column. Teachers, check out this guide to learn how you can incorporate them into your classroom.
Students 13 and older in the United States and Britain, and 16 and older elsewhere, are invited to comment. All comments are moderated by the Learning Network staff, but please keep in mind that once your comment is accepted, it will be made public.
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