The Pigeon Phoenix

This Phoenix notebook represents new beginnings – fallen behind on writing or never got start – don’t fret it is time to truly start!

Now for some that new start may well just be beginning to write or making sure that are actually leaving themselves time to write but for those who are already writing it is time to shake things up a bit!

If you are more of a freeform poet why not try writing using structures such as a sonnet or villanelle, if you write long form or epic poems try a haiku. If you do not rhyme then rhyme! You get the idea.

For those writers who already work across these sorts of structures and forms of poems why don’t you get a collection of classic poems – your local library will have lots of poetry collection or if you are like me you might have your old school texts about. Select a poem at random and write down its first line, now write from that line in your own words – not copying the poem from the book but new words, your own words inspired by that first line. They do not have to follow on directly from the words and often it is better if they don’t as you need the freedom to change concept and imagery. Once it is written let it sit a while and then re-read – does it work without that first line? If not add a different first line.

You may need to completely rework the poem, these are just ideas for creating the seed of a poem!