What you need: Paper, pen, and a small instrument to move around in a circle. Choose a poem, print it, and cut verses out of it. Start with the instrument. It must be one that can be moved around easily. For example, a cymbal, a small music box or a finger piano. The instrument gives the power to speak. Whoever has it can speak and they must use it in order to place thinking in a state of creative play. Go around the circle, play the instrument, and say a random word. Once the circle has been completed, repeat all…
Revealing A Poetical Vision
Browsing Category Poetry Workshop
How to break patterns like Shakespeare?
We are doomed to repeat history if we do not study it and understand those who walked before us. If we want to destroy the cliché to renew and find better ways to express ourselves, we must have exhausted the…
A New Poetic Form: Exploratories, an Exploratory
The Problem How can one react to hatred, division, polarization, and ill will? Some people might return that aggression, others do nothing and give up. I believe that the balanced approach is best. What is in our power to flourish…
Poetic Prompt: The Dead and their Cosmic Altar
It is that time of the year when, in Mexico, we honor the dead. Some people may be aware of this celebration, but if you’re not I will give you the heads up. During the last day of October and…
Poetic Prompt: When in Pain, Have Patience
When you feel some pain, you just want it to go away but sometimes you must endure it for a while. What better way to transcend pain than by trying to create a poem that allows you to overcome it!…