“Only connect!”
E.M. Forster, Howard’s End
Because there’s joy in the process.
In tippy-tapping,
thinking,
counting,
grappling.
Because time doesn’t pass and
there’s no body;
leaping in the flow
straight from bed.
Because
attention.
Adrenaline.
Play.
Because it’s easier
than a song,
quicker
than a book.
[Also published on Chewers by Masticadores]
Poetear solo porque sí1
¡Solo conectate!
—EM Forster, Howards End
Porque hay alegría en el proceso
En el zapateo,
pensando,
contando,
luchando.
Porque el tiempo no pasa y
no hay cuerpo;
saltando en la corriente
directamente desde la cama.
Porque
atención.
Adrenalina.
Juego.
Porque es más fácil
que una canción,
más rápido
que un libro.
- Spanish version courtesy of Google Translate. ↩︎
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Flow state? Or poesy? I’m being introduced to many list-based exercises recently that are making it easier to chock open the door to inspiration/unleash writing
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I’m never short of ideas – perhaps that’s part of the problem. Unable to quite find the focus for one in particular. On the upside, there are times when they won’t stop pouring out too!
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Great!
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Have you tried using colour to work on your notes? maybe highlighting phrases will make them leap out the page into a poem [to help focus/crystallise ideas]
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E.g. make a list of your favourite words (at least 10). Write each word at the top of a separate page. Over the next 10 days, fill those pages one at a time with your ideas relating to each word. Dig the resulting treasure for poem ideas!
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Sweet poem, Catherin!
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Thank you Nolcha! I’m excited it will be published in Chewers by Masticadores!
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You’re welcome!
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Spanish google translation added!
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Audio added!
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