AWOL Responses Week #11 29 05 2020 ` This week’s exercise was a bit different. Here’s a weblink for the Science Museum Group search page: https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/search/images If you follow it then type in a word to search for (try ‘space’ - you’ll find images for everything from a child’s game to a space toilet). You … Continue reading AWOL Responses for Week #11. 29 05 2020
Highlighted Writer for Week 10 is ‘Jodi Glass’ with ’81 Years Old’
Our Highlighted Writer of the Week this week is ‘Jodi Glass’ for her evocative poem ’81 Years Old’ which cleverly links Anderson Shelters, those garden relics of World War II with the current pandemic crisis, but ending with the classic slogan from the War which is as important now as it was then: Keep Calm … Continue reading Highlighted Writer for Week 10 is ‘Jodi Glass’ with ’81 Years Old’
AWOL Week #10 Responses – Time
AWOL Week #10 Responses - Time ` This week’s topic was ’Time’. And to help you find your words, I’ve attached a YouTube link, again. It’s a clip from a film by the artist/composer Christian Marclay, who put the film together by taking pieces from hundreds of feature films, every one of which had a … Continue reading AWOL Week #10 Responses – Time
Highlighted Writer for Week #9 ma_sk ON by [anon]
Our Highlighted Writer of the Week is [anon] for their wantonly esoteric and wonderful poem ma_sk ON, which reads like an e e cummings poem written by a computer coder. I liked it because it reminds us that the creativity in writing isn’t just in the way the words are arranged, but by their physical … Continue reading Highlighted Writer for Week #9 ma_sk ON by [anon]
AWOL Week #9 responses
Exercise: 'Portrait' I’d like you to write with the title ‘Portrait’ - though you may change that title once your piece is finished. Perhaps include the words ‘dust’ ’twin' ‘glass’ and ’ink’. To help you, I’ve attached three images: ` 'Portrait of a Young Woman' by Gregory Masurovsky (the misty one) https://www.pkf-imagecollection.org/artist/Gregory_Masurovsky/works/6339 ` 'Self Portrait … Continue reading AWOL Week #9 responses
AWOL Highlighted Writer Week #8 – The Lure by V. Rivers
Our Highlighted Writer of the Week is 'V. Rivers' for their enigmatic and playful poem ’The Lure’ which deftly and obliquely references the topic of Silence. Silence is magically transformed into silk, and there’s even a sidelong nod to that Marshmello video in there. But most of all I enjoy this poem for the way … Continue reading AWOL Highlighted Writer Week #8 – The Lure by V. Rivers
AWOL Week #8 Responses
AWOL EXERCISE #8 Silence Silence This week the subject was silence. Silence in the outdoors is rare and magical. Between people, silence is often charged with words that have not been spoken. In ‘Wolf Hall’ Hilary Mantel writes: "You can have a silence full of words. A lute retains, in its bowl, the notes it has … Continue reading AWOL Week #8 Responses
Highlighted Writer for AWOL Week #7 is Elisheva for ‘Can I Have This Night’
Our Highlighted Writer of the Week is Elisheva for her amazing piece ‘Can I Have This Night’. I love the way Elisheva combines words and images to construct her poems, how rich it is in imagery, how her writing comes from the heart and goes straight to the heart. Well done, Elisheva! Can I Have This … Continue reading Highlighted Writer for AWOL Week #7 is Elisheva for ‘Can I Have This Night’
AWOL Exercise 7 Responses
AWOL Exercise 7 Responses Please Can I Have a… In the Selima Hill poem ‘Please Can I Have a Man…’ she deliberately overdoes the language to make the poem funny and striking, using over-the-top similes – ‘like a duvet stuffed with library books and shopping bags’ and rather unusual images. ` I’d like you to … Continue reading AWOL Exercise 7 Responses
AWOL Week 6 Highlighted Writer The Saturday Treat by Jodi Glass
Our Highlighted Writer this week is 'Jodi Glass’ for her vivid description of opposites in a magical tour through Dundee. I felt there was a breath of spring in her writing, just right for this time of year. But I especially appreciated the ending of her poem where she writes ‘Opposites are near, opposites live side … Continue reading AWOL Week 6 Highlighted Writer The Saturday Treat by Jodi Glass
Art Angel - Creative Writing 