Introduction
Have you ever read a book or seen a movie about an imaginary character or place you thought seemed real? Realistic details give your imagination the framework to picture this other reality.

In this exercise, you will read selections by two different writers that use vivid details and description to create another world and unique characters. Then you will write either a poem or paragraph using details to create either an imaginary character or place.

Destination Titles
T.S. Eliot
http://www.spectrum.uni-bielefeld.de/Classes/Summer97/SemGS/WebLex/OldPossum/oldpossumlex/

Ray Bradbury
http://www.raybradbury.com/books/somethingwicked-hc.html

Directions
Start with T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” click on the link for “The Old Gumbie Cat,” and read the poem. Select and read other poems that interest you. Next, go to the Ray Bradbury Web site and read the excerpt from “Something Wicked This Way Comes.”

1.	Once you have finished reading each of these selections, write either a poem or a paragraph using details to create either an imaginary character or place.