The adult writing workshop that I’ve been facilitating continues to surprize me. I took a risk last night and decided to make our time more playful since writing can be “serious business”. I brought out the Metaphor Dice and we partnered with 3 dice each.
We had fun rolling and rolling and figuring out what we could do with such unusual word combinations. But eventually, each writer put their head down and seriously considered the metaphor. After a short time, we shared our creations with one another; here are a few samples which surprized me.
Poetry – broken – bullseye
Poetry can break a bullseye, which is to say that it moves the target, shifts the meaning, changes the wind, and howls in the mind.
Broken language poetry is a bullseye during a corrida, which is to say that it offers a perspective that is impossible – unknown.
My birth – well worn – wasteland
The wasteland is well worn from my birth. That is to say, the degredation appeared when mankind uprooted the previous incarnation.
My birth is a well worn wasteland which is to say that I was a new person after my first born who arrived late and wide awake enough to force me from the prison of a smothering place.
So much more happened during our sharing, the notes they took, and the poems vulnerably shared. I am so pleasantly surprized and thankful that I took this risk.
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How fun! I may try to make some similar dice digitally for second grade use. Thank you for sharing!
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So interesting! How does teaching adults compare to teaching young adults?
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Very interesting and the groups have some similarities. It’s just that the adults are more practised in hiding their fear! I did a middle grade workshop for four weeks and that was about the length of time that they could sustain. Also, they were only one hour sessions whereas the adults are an hour and a half and I have a hard time getting them to leave – hehe
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Wow! These are amazing. I’d love to hear more about your group.
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I guess I should write more about it in tomorrow’s slice! Thank you for the idea 👏
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Oh wow, this is the kind of exercise that would stretch me and my puny imagination. Glad you and your group found the process generative.
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If I remember Care At The Core correctly, there was no evidence of a “puny imagination”. But I have a spare set of dice – same address?
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Thanks for reminding me about the metaphor dice! I need to find my set and pull them out for a slice this month. The writing workshop sounds inspiring and challenging.
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Metaphor dice! I had forgotten these – and I love the way they worked in your group. Sounds like you all had fun – and got serious!
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