The moderator for this week is Abby!
Abigail Licad is an immigrant from the Philippines, a former editor-in-chief for Hyphen magazine, a full-on feminist, a diehard Tori Amos fan, a mediocre classical pianist, a dog mama, a chocolate fiend, a terrible cook, a succulent addict, a lover of sending care packages, and a poetry junkie through and through. She has no tattoos and lives in Portland, Oregon.
Prompt for Monday, August 7, 2023
“In Praise of Coldness” by Jane Hirchsfield
1. Incorporate or respond to one of the following passages in your poem:
“... at the center of many great works/is found a preserving dispassion”
“Neither a person entirely broken/nor one entirely whole can speak.”
“In sorrow, pretend to be fearless. In happiness, tremble.”
2. Think about a famous quote on writing, or about some writing advice given to you. Meditate on this advice in your poem, writing about things like context, your memory of first hearing it, your initial reaction/s, your retrospective understanding, and how you’ve incorporated it into your own work.
As examples, here are a few links to famous quotes about writing:
3. Do you see yourself more as a cerebral, dispassionate, aloof person, or a sensitive, emotional, effusive one? Why and how? Do you think your traits are intrinsic/inherited, or did you cultivate your current personality with intention? How do such traits manifest in your writing, your personal relationships, or your sense of connection to the world?
Prompt for Friday, August 11, 2023
“Edison in Love” by Robin Ekiss
1. Incorporate or respond to one of the following passages in your poem:
“when he holds me, I fall apart”
“is it better to be silent/and wait for everything/we were promised?”
“I’m projecting here.”
2. Write about a formative male presence in your life, how their presence shaped you, and how you currently assess both (for example, are you grateful toward them and their influence? Resentful? Ambiva2lent? etc.)
3. Write about a childhood doll or toy that you were particularly fond of. Describe the toy. Detail your reasons for favoring it. Discuss how these might have been a preview of things to come in adulthood.
4. Compare yourself to a particular object or invention that you feel an affinity toward, describe its inventor and context, all the while projecting yourself, your doubts, your fears, your thoughts and feelings, etc., into that object.
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