Samuel Pepys was a civil servant in late 17th century London. He kept a diary for ten years. His daily entries recorded who he met and who he entertained, his conversations with his wife and his noting of business, good food and theatre visits. His record of his everyday life allows us to have a … Continue reading Mr Pepys, the diarist
Tag: first person
accidentally
accidentally broke a teacup – reminds me how good it feels to break things Ishikawa Takuboku Japanese poem translated by Carl Sesar I found this poem by accident and it reminded me, also, how good - and how bad – it can be to break things. When I was a child, I quite often broke … Continue reading accidentally
Points of view
A little technical challenge today. You need something to write with and something to write on. We’re going to do five minutes of freewriting about what you did yesterday or this morning; describe in as much detail as possible. Write in first person, using ‘I’ and ‘we’. Try and find something to time yourself. Go! … Continue reading Points of view
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