Thursday, 12 June 2014

Poetic Eavesdropping

A Writing Exercise:

Take yourself out into the world and listen. Whether you find yourself on a train, in a coffee shop, in an art gallery or in a supermarket queue, there should be plenty of chatter for you to eavesdrop on. Listen to the conversations of those around you, and jot down anything that catches your attention. Perhaps you'll find yourself drawn to a singular voice, one conversation, or maybe you'll find your attention flits between different voices in different conversations. Either way, just write what you hear (or what you think you hear).

Can the snippets of conversation be reworked into a type of 'found poem'?

Does anything you've heard cause you to think of anything else?

Can you find a starting, middle or end point for a poem from the conversations you've overheard?





*Due to illness this post is minimal 

2 comments:

  1. Covert poetry writing, interesting.

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  2. That photo is ace :)

    Here's a quickie based on my neighbours...


    Good Fences


    just get out
    I don't care where
    get out

    a cough

    you ran all the water
    you knew I wanted a shower
    just go
    get out

    footsteps on concrete

    you're taking your bike?
    where are you going?
    I hate you!

    gate opens with a creak
    gate slams shut

    go then
    I fucking hate you!
    Daddy's going now
    and he's not coming back

    door slams shut

    I drop a peg on the ground
    one of the rabbits drinks noisily from its bottle
    a fly buzzes past my ear

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