This ribbon of sound
Was unbound
Splitting it was found
Twisted folded around
To make a mound
Knew which pound…
of flesh was bound
To sink down
To form the word, a sound
The ribbon of sound
Was found
A narrative of life
Bound in the unbound
This Ribbon of sound.
New and pinkly lean they stand
Wood like sentinels, puncturing jaded sky
A mockery of the trunk, craggy bark
Green coated and split within
Grass bright studded with daffodils
Covering a floor, so out of place
Against a back drop of snow drenched hills
I have a crazy crazy idea and it involves graze boxes, old text books and magazines and glue. I want to make a thick not quiet papier mache not quiet book thing with poems in metallic paint pens. I’ve already cut some pieces to size and hope to have a little go at making these… poetry books.
I’ve decided that this year I will put the poems out as I am working on them – I’ve not done that for a while and it will be interesting to see what feedback I get on them. Also as I am struggling to write at the moment, putting the poems up for people to see gives me more motivation to actually sit down and get writing!
Pinterest appears to be working for me – I ended up writing five poems yesterday. However I did notice that I was mainly writing from my own photos I had put on the board so I may go and sort myself out a little folder of photographs.
I also had some interesting ideas for visual poems but not sure if I will get time to do those before the end of the month.
This year I am finding it hard to find inspiration and to actually get writing.
I have an To Inspire The Muse board on Pinterest which I am going to have a look at and I am going to by myself a National Geographic and a history mag and see if there is anything in them to get me writing.
Mainly though I think I just need some time alone to sit and think and write! That isn’t happening at the moment as the kids have been ill and there is course work due in and things with the house keep going wrong.
January is the Month of Poetry and as always I plan to take part. I normally make my own theme or aim up for the month but in truth I’ve been struggling to write any poetry recently so feel I just need to get back into the flow of things.
I am off course doing my Science Communication course at the moment so am very busy but the aim stays the same – I plan to spent 30 hours working solidly on poetry through out January.
It’s a poetical new year and I am formulating plans, plans and more plans. This year the Monster Blogs on average are five years old so I am planning on lots of stuff to do with that.
Resolution wise – I would like to take part in the poetry writing challenges once more and set myself goals for the other months.
Jan = MoP (month of poetry)
Feb = WoPoWriMo (World Poetry Writing Month)
March = release The Little Book of Easter Poetry
Apr = NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month)
May = finish Ballads of the Scientifica
June = EdMo (editing month) – I have note book upon note book that needs typing up and editing
July = FiPoMo (finish projects month)
Aug = GaDeMo (Game Design Month – there is a National Game Design Month but it is in Nov when I have NaNoWriMo and PiBoIdMo) – my aim is to move the monster writing game forward.
Oct = Audio book for The Little Book of Spoogy Poetry and general promotion for all three versions
Nov = Work on a poetry advent calendar rhyming poem stories
Dec = Official The Little Book of Festive Poetry launch party for the physical, audio, and ebook
Apart from that I shall be trying to get to readings and events to perform – here we go!
Christmas is a time of meeting and greeting and visiting and food but for me it is also a time you can hide in the little nest of home and just be. For us that means watching films, playing games, reading and writing!
Sometimes we invite other writers over to write with us and put snacks out to help things along 🙂
I also like to write within the seasonal theme and being surrounded by christmas decorations and festive food and music is just perfect. Often I will finish off a project from a previous year!
Story telling tends to happen alot in the holiday as well and though these are verbal non-written stories often highly daft they are also foundations for stories I can quickly jot down 🙂
So all in all Christmas is a time of writing for me!
The dark radiant, Night is sick, Within possibilities, Trembles with fear, Of the undefined.