#Pen & Page: A Little Extra
I am adding an image to this week’s prompt for your inspiration and enjoyment. This prompt is a replay from a few year’s ago National Poetry Month Prompt-A-Day from River Heron Review. One of the favorites we published.
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Prompt No. 3 “Memories Grow Wild”
One can engage in a little supposition with this image. What do you suppose is happening? For example, we can see that the people in this photo appear to be pleased or happy. They seem to be involved in an enjoyable moment, creating a memory. Perhaps their smiles make you smile, too. Consider, for yourself, a moment in time, like a snapshot, one that remains in your memory, one that brought you happiness, peace, contentment. Write about it. Then, for fun, find a song for it—like a soundtrack for the scene. How would you score your moment?
Here is a song to score this scene. Enjoy!
The song “San Francisco (Be sure to wear flowers in your hair) “…has been called "the unofficial anthem of the counterculture movement of the 1960s, including the Hippie, Anti-Vietnam War and Flower power movements." The song has also been widely regarded as a “defining song of the Summer of Love along with the Beatles' ‘All You Need Is Love’ ” (Wikipedia).
#Margin Notes
Now that you’ve had a chance to read my last newsletter “Rewilding the Poem” and dabble in some of the ideas presented there, here is a post script of miscellany to add to your collection of random thoughts!
A Curated List of Related Odds & Ends
A favorite pen that reminds you to take chances
Mine are Paper Mate Ink Joy and Sharpie Liquid Highlighters
A line from the Carolyn Forché poem “Lost Poem”: “The poem is said to have been written on the uncut pages of a dream.” from her magnificent book In the Lateness of the World
A song that feels slightly untamed
Check out the music video for “Holocene" by Bon Iver
One question to sit with: Where in your writing do you try too hard to control?
An unexpected read: How to be an Animal by Melanie Challenger
An invitation: Leave a line in the comments that you didn’t tame before posting
As always, it is fun for me to share these thoughts and connections. I thank you for taking time to join me. Listening (reading, really) to my ideas is a gift from you I treasure. Looking forward to next week when I share “The Poem as Map and Field Guide: Following the Map of Your Interior Landscape.”
Write and thrive,
Robbin
give me mooncakes for breakfast
My memory is of playfulness as a child when we covered my dad with sand