What a wonderful first week we've had on this new incarnation of our beloved blog! Naomi's last post has me thinking that we should end every week with some Emily Dickinson - nothing like her for getting the mental cogs turning...
So, down to business. As poets, and most likely as people, Naomi and I both tend towards the deeply personal. Much of our inspiration comes from within, from our own emotions, cares, worries, and attempts to make sense of the world and other people. Of course the aim of most poetry is the universal within the personal, but I believe it's worthwhile in both writing and life to try to step outside ourselves every once in a while and see what emerges through a new pair of eyes. That's why this week's assignment will be to write a poem from a point of view other than your own. Choose someone you know, invent a whole new character, or even try to see things from the perspective of an inanimate object - write as anyone or anything you can dream up. Have fun, and I can't wait to read what comes next!
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