The world of our childhood is often filled with fairy tale castles and princesses in peril; this world of fable and myth is a rich source to be mined for the poetic vision.

So construct a poem telling an old favourite such as sleeping beauty, or take it back to the darker and slightly twistier origins and see the monsters of the id and what creativity they wrought.

In case you can not think of any here is a list:

  • Little Red Riding Hood
  • Cinderella
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • The Magic Porridge Pot
  • Blue Beard
  • Snow White
  • Thumbelina
  • Rapunzel
  • The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Pick one or work your way through the list, and construct your own list if your childhood favourites are not there!