Comments on: The Playful Poet: 12 Fun Ways to Enhance Your Creativity http://poetrynprogress.com/2010/04/30/the-playful-poet-12-fun-ways-to-enhance-your-creativity/ creating poetry, creating a life in poetry Wed, 09 May 2012 23:03:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeree http://poetrynprogress.com/2010/04/30/the-playful-poet-12-fun-ways-to-enhance-your-creativity/#comment-1984 Jeree Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:14:22 +0000 http://poetrynprogress.com/?p=613#comment-1984 My creativity has dried up three quarters of the way through my novel. Somehow I seem to have turned writing into yet another chore to be completed and I think something inside me is screaming 'no more damn chores!'. But I really don't have a clue about having 'fun'. I don't have much interest in anything anymore. Just too exhausted. I know I need to try but this is really alien territory for me. Does sleep count as 'fun'? My creativity has dried up three quarters of the way through my novel. Somehow I seem to have turned writing into yet another chore to be completed and I think something inside me is screaming ‘no more damn chores!’. But I really don’t have a clue about having ‘fun’. I don’t have much interest in anything anymore. Just too exhausted. I know I need to try but this is really alien territory for me. Does sleep count as ‘fun’?

]]> By: Ami Mattison http://poetrynprogress.com/2010/04/30/the-playful-poet-12-fun-ways-to-enhance-your-creativity/#comment-375 Ami Mattison Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:43:54 +0000 http://poetrynprogress.com/?p=613#comment-375 What fun ways to play, Victoria! I've too have found that playing around with colors, paints, and other visual mediums enhances my written work. I love your idea of picking random words from the dictionary and forming a poem from them. I've never tried that, but I can imagine how it could create really interesting poems. I'll have to put it on my list of things to try when I need inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing! What fun ways to play, Victoria! I’ve too have found that playing around with colors, paints, and other visual mediums enhances my written work.

I love your idea of picking random words from the dictionary and forming a poem from them. I’ve never tried that, but I can imagine how it could create really interesting poems. I’ll have to put it on my list of things to try when I need inspiration. Thanks so much for sharing!

]]> By: Victoria http://poetrynprogress.com/2010/04/30/the-playful-poet-12-fun-ways-to-enhance-your-creativity/#comment-373 Victoria Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:24:26 +0000 http://poetrynprogress.com/?p=613#comment-373 So glad I browsed and discovered your blog today. Creative play: I love to play with paints, blank canvases, color and textures. Switching from written to visual media helps rouse my creative spirit. Taking my artist's date to a museum (where I'm a docent), giving tours to kids and experiencing their sense of wonder sometimes does the trick. For poetry, sometimes if I'm really stuck I open a dictionary at random, pick a dozen or so words without any forethought and allow them to form themselves into some sort of poetic expression. It's amazing how your subconscious leads you to choose words that come together to form an idea. So glad I browsed and discovered your blog today. Creative play: I love to play with paints, blank canvases, color and textures. Switching from written to visual media helps rouse my creative spirit. Taking my artist’s date to a museum (where I’m a docent), giving tours to kids and experiencing their sense of wonder sometimes does the trick. For poetry, sometimes if I’m really stuck I open a dictionary at random, pick a dozen or so words without any forethought and allow them to form themselves into some sort of poetic expression. It’s amazing how your subconscious leads you to choose words that come together to form an idea.
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]]> By: Ami Mattison http://poetrynprogress.com/2010/04/30/the-playful-poet-12-fun-ways-to-enhance-your-creativity/#comment-76 Ami Mattison Thu, 06 May 2010 08:50:37 +0000 http://poetrynprogress.com/?p=613#comment-76 Thanks, Dawn! Those are all great ways to play! Play is such an important part of my creative process. Not only do I engage in playful, creative activities to enhance my writing, but also I think of writing itself as play; and journal writing is probably one of the best ways to do this type of "play." Thanks again for taking the time to read and leave a comment. Drop by again some time! Thanks, Dawn! Those are all great ways to play! Play is such an important part of my creative process. Not only do I engage in playful, creative activities to enhance my writing, but also I think of writing itself as play; and journal writing is probably one of the best ways to do this type of “play.” Thanks again for taking the time to read and leave a comment. Drop by again some time!

]]> By: Dawn Herring http://poetrynprogress.com/2010/04/30/the-playful-poet-12-fun-ways-to-enhance-your-creativity/#comment-74 Dawn Herring Mon, 03 May 2010 23:41:00 +0000 http://poetrynprogress.com/?p=613#comment-74 Terrific post, Ami. Love the play aspect of refilling your creative tank. Reminds me of Julia Cameron and some other authors I've read about writing. I enjoy journaling, watching a fun TV show with my daughter, or even watching my cat Sophie's latest antics, especially when she's attempting to catch a fly. ;) I also love taking a few minutes to watch and listen to the birds, especially the mocking bird as of late. I'll be more deliberate about keeping "play" as an aspect of my writing life after reading your post. Thanks! Terrific post, Ami. Love the play aspect of refilling your creative tank. Reminds me of Julia Cameron and some other authors I’ve read about writing. I enjoy journaling, watching a fun TV show with my daughter, or even watching my cat Sophie’s latest antics, especially when she’s attempting to catch a fly. ;) I also love taking a few minutes to watch and listen to the birds, especially the mocking bird as of late.
I’ll be more deliberate about keeping “play” as an aspect of my writing life after reading your post. Thanks!

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