The prompt for this week’s writing is the suggestion: Glass Tube or Glass Tunnel
Lend an Ear 2018 on July 7, 2018
The 9th Annual Lend an Ear, Come and Hear reading event is July 7, 2018, at Plum Hill Winery in Gaston, Oregon.
It begins at 10:30AM and goes to approximately 1PM, and is produced by Writers in the Grove.
July 7, 2018
Saturday 10:30am-1pm
Plum Hill Vineyards
6505 SW Old Highway 47
Gaston OR 97119
The event is free and open to the public.
PROMPT FOR THE WEEK: BOWL
The prompt for this week’s writing is simply: Bowl
PROMPT: “THE GRIEVING WIDOW….”
The prompt for this week’s meeting was to use the following statement and take it in whatever direction you chose.
“The grieving widow froze at the sight of the bowl of red ochre …”
Prompt-a-Month: Windows
The May prompt-a-month for our Writers in the Grove members is:
What do you see out the window you look out of most often?
Writers in the Grove members may hand in their submissions during the workshops or use our members only submission form. Check out the guidelines and instructions for submissions in the announcement.
PROMPT FOR THE WEEK: WRITE A POEM
Try writing a poem if you’ve never written one. It can be daunting to try to write a poem if it’s something you’ve never tried.
The following lines are from the poem “Poetry”, by Pablo Neruda (included in the book “Saved By A Poem”, by Kim Rosen).
…and I wrote the first faint line,
faint, without substance, pure
nonsense,
pure wisdom
of someone who knows nothing, ….
Someone in the group suggested, “You start by starting.”
Just put something on paper and see if a poem can grow from it.
PROMPT: ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT…”
The prompt for this week’s meeting comes from a passage in the book “Saved By A Poem”, by Kim Rosen.
She describes talks she had with her 98-year-old grandmother, who was dying:
Sometimes we’d sing together:
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream.
Until I sang this song with my 98-year-old grandmother, her body pumping as if paddling toward the veil between the worlds, I’d never heard its wisdom. “It’s true, isn’t it, Nana?” I would ask her. “Life is the dream. Where you’re going , maybe that’s the reality.” She didn’t answer, but I felt her press her cheek into my hand as we began the song again.
Write from any inspiration you take from the passage above.
Gaston Grade School
Coming from the 3rd Grade this week;
…I April Fools you when I told you that there was a monster under my bed. It’s not real. I had a good holiday
T. 3rd Grade
From The 2nd Grade
Today’s tidbit comes from the 2nd Grade of Gaston Grade School
What kind of food do you like? I like bannes (sp-bananas) and pineapples. What Kind of froot (sp-fruit)would you like?
J. 2nd Grade
PROMPT FOR THE WEEK: THE POEM “THREE THINGS TO REMEMBER” BY MARY OLIVER
We are experimenting with giving a prompt for the week so members can have more time to work on it and then bring their writing to the group meeting the following Monday.
The prompt for this week is a poem by Mary Oliver from her book of poems titled, A Thousand Mornings.
Three Things To Remember
As long as you’re dancing,
you can break the rules.
Some times breaking the rules is just
extending the rules.
Sometimes there are no rules.
by Mary Oliver
Take any inspiration you find in the poem and write in whatever direction you wish to take it.
Writers in the Grove 