Containers and Imaginations Through Poetry
Poetry for today:
day 12
A Boy’s Head-
Miroslav
Holub
A boy’s head
In it there is a space-ship
and a project
for doing away with piano lessons.
And there is
Noah’s ark,
which shall be first.
And there is
an entirely new bird,
an entirely new hare,
an entirely new bumble-bee.
There is a river
that flows upwards.
There is a multiplication table.
There is anti-matter.
And it just cannot be trimmed.
I believe
that only what cannot be trimmed
is a head.
There is much promise
in the circumstance
that so many people have heads.
Developing
your ideas
Write down a list of containers, things you can put
things in (avoid parts of the body) e.g. pencil case,
bucket, cardboard box.
Keep writing the list, as many as you can think of.
Developing
your ideas
Now take three or four of them and write down
what is in them.
Think about the detail, not just ‘biscuits’, but ‘a
half-packet of fig rolls’.
Focus here very much on moving from the noun to
the expansion of the noun to capture the more
detailed description.
Look back at what you’ve written and decide which
you liked best
Write your
own version
Scribble out all the containers and just keep the
items inside; read them out with heading INSIDE
MY HEAD.
Over to you
This poetry exercise is all about the importance of
detail: encouraging specificity rather than
generalisation; the concrete rather than the
abstract.
The poet Miroslav Holub was a Czech poet who
lived from 1923- 1998. This poem was written in
1963.
This is also a great poem to learn by heart.
Delve into the world of poetry with a creative exercise inspired by Miroslav Holub's work. The exercise involves listing containers, detailing their contents, and creating your own version focusing on specificity and detail. Embrace the importance of imagination and concrete descriptions in this engaging activity.
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Poetry for today: day 12
A boys head In it there is a space-ship and a project for doing away with piano lessons. And there is Noah s ark, which shall be first. A Boy s Head- Miroslav Holub And there is an entirely new bird, an entirely new hare, an entirely new bumble-bee. There is a river that flows upwards. There is a multiplication table. There is anti-matter. And it just cannot be trimmed. I believe that only what cannot be trimmed is a head. There is much promise in the circumstance that so many people have heads.
Developing your ideas Write down a list of containers, things you can put things in (avoid parts of the body) e.g. pencil case, bucket, cardboard box. Keep writing the list, as many as you can think of.
Now take three or four of them and write down what is in them. Think about the detail, not just biscuits , but a half-packet of fig rolls . Developing your ideas Focus here very much on moving from the noun to the expansion of the noun to capture the more detailed description. Look back at what you ve written and decide which you liked best
Write your own version Scribble out all the containers and just keep the items inside; read them out with heading INSIDE MY HEAD.
This poetry exercise is all about the importance of detail: encouraging specificity rather than generalisation; the concrete rather than the abstract. Over to you The poet Miroslav Holub was a Czech poet who lived from 1923- 1998. This poem was written in 1963. This is also a great poem to learn by heart.
