Record of meeting 18 May 2016

May - Many more poems

The writers

Wendy, Juan, Helene, Cath, Lynn, Elizabeth

The words of the day

Cosset = to pamper

Abstruse = hard to understand

Erratic = unpredictable, irregular

Memory = recalled or kept in mind

Phalanx = closely grouped mass of people

Aberration = to deviate from the norm

Writing from words of the day

The writers used memory to turn the words of the day into a range of erratic stories - The gym instructor, The favoured child, Regaining consciousness, 
The only boy, A wall, and A long time ago

Reading of homework

Four writers read their homework as follows - Juan – I wish I had stayed silent, Elizabeth - An unusual Taxi in Barcelona and Helene – Mr Faux Pas

Exercise 1 - The view from the window

We wrote poems describing the view from a widow. Helene – many windows, Wendy – I stand on my chair, Juan – My face and memories, Elizabeth – Gazing outside, Lynn – the tattered lace curtains 

 and from Cath – two impressive poems Autumn too soon and Play in the sun.

Exercise 2 – Sunday afternoon

The writers captured Sunday afternoon feeling in the following poems

Helene – I want to wake up, Wendy – We can swear, Juan – A glorious day, Elizabeth – What to do, Lynn – Smoke curls and Cath – Children run.

Homework

Write a poem from the perspective of your opposite gender