WEEK 1 (APRIL 12TH) | CLOSE UP | LENS
How we see the world is how we define ourselves. Take pause of the poetry in your daily setting and take a photo from an up close angle.
Beyond details, looking closely at what would be defined as our everyday atmosphere is a lesson in the poetics of placement. We forget to notice the story in a fig plant (it’s lines and 8 year journey to the tall, glowing desk partner it is), the story of an old pipe (what it once carried and where it went) or the story of branches on a tree (the resources they provide to the world around them).
YOUR SUBMISSIONS | WEEK 1 (APRIL 12TH) | CLOSE UP | LENS
Grateful for the long life of trees I see during my walks around the neighborhood, the blossoms that fall from them and cover my walking path with color, and the liveliness that sits and mingles and lives atop their branches.
BIG PICTURE | LENS
How we see the world is how we define ourselves. Take pause of the poetry in your daily setting and take a photo from a big picture angle.
Taking a step back and looking at the overall big picture is a lesson in the poetics of organization. We process each individual detail and then combine them into a single image that tells the overall story.
WEEK 2 (APRIL 15TH) | DIALOGUE DAY
Take note on how people speak to one another. Notice the cadence in someone’s speech. Write down a line that resonates with you.
A unique characteristic of the spoken word is it can have a different meaning or impression on each person who hears it. This can be influenced by the manner in which it is spoken or the manner in which it is heard. It can have one effect at one point and a completely different effect the next. It is not predetermined, it is spontaneous, unique to the individual and circumstances present.
UNEXPECTED WRITING
Look for words in unexpected places. Take a picture of ones that resonate with you.
The story of writing includes much more than just what the physical words say. It incorporates the story of the author (who they are and what they do), the story of the medium the writing is upon (why is it there and how did it get there) and the story of the purpose of printing the words into existence. When you discover this writing independently from these stories, you are left to interpret these aspects on your own. This gives you a creativity to create a completely new story and thus a completely new existence for all of the elements involved.
WEEK 3 (APRIL 22) | UNEXPECTED WRITING II
Write words in unexpected places. Take a picture
NATURE
Take a walk, go outside. What does the outside inform you of your inside? Write down what pops into your mind.
WEEK 4 (APRIL 29) | PAINTING DAY
Physically paint and see what comes up.
REFLECTIVE FABRIC
Weave together all the exercises of the month
Before this month when I heard the word poetry I thought of just that, words. This month reminded me why I love the concept of art and creativity. You can take a word that most people think of in a literal sense and make it your own. I unlocked my creative side every week to interpret what poetry means to me, whether it's words on a paper, color on a screen or the beauty in everyday life.
When I heard the term poetry before, I only thought of the traditional form, written with a rhyme scheme or some sort of strict structure that can't be deviated from. The past month's exercises have opened my eyes to a new understanding that poetry can be anything it wants to be. Poetry isn't a particular set of rules but the beauty within the world we see, hear and touch. The world around us inspires us in different ways and it is in these differing inspirations and creativities that the poetry around us can truly be appreciated.
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