The Poetry Stash: 22November2024

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry

Today’s selection is “The Peace of Wild Things” written and read by Wendell Berry for a poetry film by Charlotte Ager & Katy Wang. To view and listen to the poetry film, click here. To read and listen to the poem, click here.

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “lie down where…”
2.	Begin with “day-blind stars”.
3.	Draft a poem that explores despair.
4.	Choose a poem (one of your own or a favorite written by another) that prompts you to create a visual companion to it. Illustrate it with drawings or make a collage of images you find on-line or cut them out from magazines, etc. You could also sculpt using clay, textiles, or any materials that inspire you. Have fun.

5. Photo by Andrew Patrick via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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