Today it is all about touch: about hot and cold, about rough and smooth; slimy or dry; crispy or silky. Make a list of words that are all about the touch of things, the texture of things, the heat and shape of things. Now let’s freewrite. Here are some sentence starters to get you going: walking … Continue reading In touch
This is an idea borrowed from the poet, Naomi Shihab Nye. I used it in a workshop recently and we had a good time. We all wrote something quite different and intriguing and fun. Write a list of things that you are not – an oak tree, a bus driver, an elephant, a Roman soldier, a … Continue reading Things I am not
Last week we heard the Loch Ness monster’s song. This week I thought we could try our hand at translation. I came across these lines in a book of poems by one of my favourite poets, Naomi Shihab Nye: ‘I used to translate what a hen said. Little kids believed me. I looked deep into … Continue reading Translations
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