Poetry Friday * Celebrate This Week
I am celebrating a week of writing. A poem. Every day.
I’ve committed to composing a poem each day in response to a work of art. I wrote about it last week and shared my first two poems. This week, I’ve played around with different points of view and tried out a variety of forms. But mostly, I’ve just written and let the lines break where they will. These are drafts, despite their “published appearance.” By drafts, I mean I wrote them quickly, made a few quick, on-the-spot revisions, and posted.
After I post my poem, I read the poems that other group members share, I read comments of others, and I share a comment. Others read my poem and share their thoughts.
Usually we have the permission of the artist to publicly share a photo of the art piece with our poem. Sometimes, as in the case of my poem “The Making of Sparrow,” we do not. If you follow my link, you will see a picture of the bronze that inspired the poem.
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February 3: Passage of Time
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February 4: In Bronze
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February 5: Made in Thailand
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February 6: Cedar Basket
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February 7: I Must Go
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February 8: Gift of My Lord
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February 9: The Making of Sparrow*
From clay sculpture to bronze —
positive, negative, positive*
through the lost-wax process
brought to life in the heat of a furnace.
*Sparrow is the name of the bronze by Andrew Devries that was the prompt.
Positive, negative, positive refers to steps in the creation of a bronze statue. Read more here.
Sally at SallyMurphy.com.au is hosting
the week’s Round-Up.
#PoetryFriday
Poetry Friday Schedule
January – June 2018
Celebrate this Week
with Ruth Ayres
#Celebratelu.
Wow! I appreciate your words. I especially enjoyed the shape of Gift From My Lord.
Thank you!
Wow Alice. Your poems are stunning. I love them all, but maybe In Bronze best of all. So clever to start with “Did you know…”
Thank you, Lisa. I’m enjoying the challenge.
The diversity of prompts allows play and experimentation. “I Must Go” speaks to me the most. All the others made me pause and ponder too, especially the “Made in Thailand.” with the contrast of the care of creation and the anonymous sticker in the bottom.
Thanks, Terje. I’m enjoying the experimentation and then, as a member of a group, being able to see so much diversity in response to the same prompt. Love your observation about “Made in Thailand.”
Alice, wonderful poems! “Made in Thailand” made me smile and “Passage of Time” makes me want to meander along that stone wall.
Thank you, Ramona. So glad you enjoyed them.
Each one unique, each one gorgeous, Alice. I have enjoyed the group’s diversity in writing, just amazing. And love your tongue-in-cheek poem about that Valentine snake!
Thank you, Linda. I am also enjoying the diversity… and learning so much from so many. You have been sharing some incredible poems! I’m hoping I can return to our page at a slower pace sometime.
I love the hawk shape in your Feb. 8 poem! WOW!
🙂 Thank you.