Magi gave us a run down of how she got started in her career as a poet.
She had just returned from Inverness book event. Explaining how she had not brought any books for sale as she was waiting for a reprint of… ‘Washing Hugh MacDiarmid’s Socks.’ Our members were disappointed, not to have purchased it at the workshop.
Our
group was given a “Hand” to kick-start our poetry workshop.
Maggi asked for each person’s, favourite colour, animal, sound and favourite weather. Then finishing with your name and then… I am.
Poems
were born, before our eyes. Surprizing the writer and the listener.
Magi
explained how skills are transferable and therefore they can be used in any
form of writing you enjoy.
She
suggested we look of natural patterns in our work and expand truth with
experience. With rhythm and flow. With occasional metaphors added. All these
effects can be extremely useful to bring the emotion out in your poem. Like in
other forms of writing show don’t tell. The poem had to be real at that moment
for the reader or the listener.
Magi
hoped she had encouraged the already active poets in our group as well as the
flowering owns, who were yet to blossom.
She
was looking forward to reading our poetry competition entries.
“Betty
Munnoch Award” poetry competition. Theme… Smell
Posted by Hilary Stevenson.
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