The Poetry Stash: 29November2024

'Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune' by Claude Debussy

Today’s selection is “Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune” by Claude Debussy which was inspired by the poem, “L'après-midi d'un faune” by Stéphane Mallarmé. To listen to Debussy's 'Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune' performed by François-Xavier Roth and the London Symphony Orchestra, click here. To listen to a recitation of Mallarmé’s poem and read an English translation from the French, click here.

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “Did I love a dream?”
2.	Begin with “the ideal fault of roses.”
3.	Draft a poem in which the speaker is not human.
4.	Listen to instrumental music. Use the music as a prompt for writing.

5. Photo by Lokman Sevim via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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