On writing prompts – Hysteria writing prompts for July
Don’t forget the 2020 competition… the deadline is approaching. If you haven’t already written something to submit, there is still time to do so.
For my inspiration this month I’m going to share some ways of playing with words to create writing prompts that make some poetry, stories or just get you started on writing some ideas down – you can always come back to them and see how they develop.
Found poetry is an easy starting off point.
Found poetry is a type of poetry created by taking words, phrases, and sometimes whole passages from other sources and reframing them (a literary equivalent of a collage) by making changes in spacing and lines, or by adding or deleting text, and coming up with a whole new piece of your own. You might spot something in a book, magazine or newspaper which stands out for you and use it to make this kind of poem.
Here’s one from me, about Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.
He looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said, ‘She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me.’
He looked
for a moment
at Elizabeth,
She is tolerable –
coldly catching
her eye
for a moment
not handsome enough
withdrew in case
he was tempted,
She is tolerable he said
but not enough to tempt me
Eithne Cullen
A Cento
A cento is a poem (cento means patchwork) made up from the lines of another poet’s work. You pick lines from another poem and manipulate them till they are your own: but you must acknowledge the...
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