Post explaining the process of writing them: link
Post explaining the actual events of the stories -
(I don't think the poems necessarily make sense as a linear followable story on their own - you need the images to make proper sense of them - but I like the ambiguity of this): link
Post explaining the influences / research: link
I've always been too intimidated to write my own poems / share my writing. I regularly jot down bits and bobs in my sketchbooks and phone notes but never commit to actually writing anything? - I guess its because it feels quite vulnerable and personal.
But I'm really glad I did you know - this project has been a real joy in terms of leaving my comfort zone and becoming comfy in that non comfy zone. Writing my own content to respond to has been so rewarding and engaging as a process, I've loved taking the process of beginning with cut words and adding my own and mixing it all together until it forms a wonky cake I'm actually pretty proud of !
It took me quite a while fiddling about in my sketchbooks to actually form the stories, and then a lot more fiddling before I had the words to go with those story ideas
Poetry and writing is definitely something I'm going to continue in my practice - whether thats just in personal only-me-sees it work, or otherwise - its been a big labour of scary love and I'm actually really happy with these little stories / poems ! I think this is why I'm feeling pretty disappointed and deflated at the end of this project now, I was proud of these poems and so when I didn't leave myself enough time / poor mental health happened I got pretty down about the knowledge that I wouldn't be able to make any images or complete anything before hand in that I felt did justice to the time and effort I'd spent creating these stories ? But I'm going to finish and take my time producing the book to a standard I'm happy with after submission - its just a real shame that I didn't finish something I was happy with in time for hand in. But life happens and we keep a moving!
My idea for these stories / poems was to try and make them reflect the rhythms of their respective weather types. I think I've managed this pretty well with thunder (short snappy punchy ) and wind (whistling W words. wispy alliteration and the such). I found this more difficult with rain and even more so with the sun. rhythms of the sun? mellow? constant?
I think the poems come alive when spoken aloud which I'm really happy about. (I've been really into John Cooper Clarke at the moment and hes the king of this)
I want this project to be a project shared and spoken!
I've attached a video of me reading aloud the poems in the rhythms in which I see them fit :
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