First of all, read (without listening to) this poem by Liz Berry. Then listen to her read it. There’s so much to be taken from this poem… it’s inventive, it mixes colloquial with ordinary language, it takes flight.

http://www.poetryarchive.org/poem/bird 

Take, as your starting point, the first three words of her poem – ‘When I became’ – then see where it takes you. Be inventive. Use surprising language.

 

 

 

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