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It explains how understanding one’s roots supports a clearer sense of direction in life, then provides a ready-to-use template for composing an individualized poem. 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A poem by George Ella Lyon is called \"Where I'm From.\" I first heard it read by Appalachian poet Rita Quillen. Six months later, we used it as a writing assignment in a class taught by my friend Elizabeth Hunter at the Campbell Folk School in North Carolina. The poem lends itself to imitation and makes a wonderful exercise of exploration in belonging.  \nI'd like to suggest that you give it a try. The prompts have a way of drawing out memories of the smells of attics and bottom-drawer keepsakes; the faces of long-departed kin, the sound of their voices you still hold some deep place in memory. You'll be surprised that, when you're done, you will have said things about the sources of your unique you-ness that you'd never considered before. What's more, you will have created something of yourself to share--with your children, spouse, siblings--that will be very unique, very personal and a very special gift.  \nI'll give you the template here. You can search on \"where I’m from\" and find many others who have taken the time to do this valuable exercise. More often than not, one person having completed it, will encourage all their brothers and sisters to complete the poem template for their parents and eachother.  \nGlad you stopped by. Since posting this in 2005, I've written two books I'd like you to know about: Slow Road Home ~ a blue ridge book of days; and What We Hold In Our Hands: a Slow Road Reader. Both are described at slowroadhome.com and can be ordered here.  \nThe WHERE I'M FROM Template  \nI am from   (specific ordinary item), from   (product name) and  \n  .  \nI am from the   (home description... adjective, adjective, sensory detail) .  \nI am from the   (plant, flower, natural item), the   (plant, flower, natural detail)  \nI am from   (family tradition) and   (family trait), from   (name of family member) and   (another family name) and   (family name) .  \nI am from the   (description of family tendency) and   (another one) .  \nFrom   (something you were told as a child) and   (another) .  \nI am from (representation of religion, or lack of it) . Further description.  \nI'm from   (place of birth and family ancestry),   (two food items  \nrepresenting your family) .  \nFrom the   (specific family story about a specific person and detail), the  (another detail, and the   (another detail about another family member) .  \nI am from   (location of family pictures, mementos, archives and several more  \n[http://www.swva.net/fred1st/wif.htm](http://www.swva.net/fred1st/wif.htm) 1/2  \n7/13/2016 Where I'm From  \nlines indicating their worth) .  \nWhere I’m From ~ Fred First ~ November 2003  \nI am from the peaceful banks of a creek with no name; from JFG, toast and blackberry jam and home-made granola.  \nI am from \"a house with double porches,\" a room filled with good ghosts and creek laughter in the mornings before first light.  \nI am from Liriodendron and Lindera, butterfly bush and mountain boomers  \nI am from Dillons and Harrisons, Betty Jean and Granny Bea--frugal and long-lived, stubborn and tender, quick to laugh. Or cry.  \nI am from a world whose geography my children know better than I, from a quiet valley where I am the proprietor and world authority of its small wonders.  \nFrom barn loft secret passwords and children who can fly if they only try.  \nI am from oven-baked Saran Wrap and colds caught from jackets worn indoors.  \nI am from pire in the blood Baptists, from the cathedral made without hands, the church in the wildwoods, the covenant of grace.  \nI'm from the Heart of Dixie, son of Scarlett O'hara. From War Eagle, Wiffle, UAB and PT, from Walnut Knob's blue ridge and the soft shadows of Goose Creek.  \nFrom a \"fast hideous\" dresser and a home body from Woodlawn, from ","cbCaie9RUprMPSmQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaie9RUprMPSmQ","pdf",214403,"English","# The Idea Behind “Where I’m From”\n## Writing Prompts and Personal Exploration\n# The WHERE I'M FROM Template\n## Core Template Lines\n## Example Poem - Fred First","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the “Where I’m From” template?\",\"answer\":\"The template guides writers to explore their origins—memories, family traits, places, and beliefs—so they can describe their unique identity with greater clarity and depth.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of details does the template ask the writer to include?\",\"answer\":\"It prompts inclusion of everyday items, home descriptions, plants and natural details, family traditions and traits, family members’ names and stories, and representations of religion or its absence.\"},{\"question\":\"How can completed poems be shared according to the text?\",\"answer\":\"The author suggests sharing the completed poem with children, a spouse, and siblings, and notes that one person’s completion often encourages others in the family to write theirs as well.\"}]","Where I'm From - writing template | PDF"]