Creative Writing Exercises - Leicestershire County Council

Exercise Creative Reading Title
For You this will exercise need: a poem you will need: xxxxxx
Section C pxx 69
Warm-ups
It xxxxx could be a poem that you simply like, or it may be a poem that suits a particular theme
or set of objects that you are working with. It is best if you use a poem that you know well.
What you do:
• xxxx
What to do:
• xxxx
• Read out the poem slowly and clearly, and if you can with some feeling.
Basic paragraph
• Invite and encourage creative interpretations of the poem through discussion.
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Try to move well away from academic criticism - instead focus on the play and
possibility of meanings and feelings that a reader can make from a poem.
• This exercise can also involve the participants themselves reading out the poem,
or indeed a poem that they have brought along.
This also gives the opportunity to focus on skills and confidence regarding
performing and speaking.
Exercise given by xxxxxx Mark Goodwin
The Man, Dhruva Mistry, Watercolour 1988
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