When I don’t know where to start in my own writing, I’ll begin with something like:
• “The thing is…” or “Here’s the thing…”
• What I want (or need) to say is…
• If I had it to do over…
• What happened was… (thank you to the late Bob Young of Honolulu, who began so many of his anecdotes that way!)
• When I woke up today…
• It comes to this… (which is the title of one of my poems in the Poems section of this blog)
• So what? or Why not? (or both! from Dick Schmidt)
Good morning Jan. I discovered Pat Schneider’s poetry when a a meditation teacher I follow shared one of Pat’s poems with our group. Thank you for illuminating Pat’s work and life as a teacher.
Best,
Robin Brooks, Topsham, Maine
Thank you, Robin! AWA has many more prompts on its website (and I have them, too). Let me know if you’re looking for an AWA writing group. We them both in person and online. You can, if you like, write to me at janishaag@gmail.com.