Not the poets’ manual
Take a word
use it the way a nurse uses terms of endearment
sweetheart, darling
serve it with tea described only by the adjective nice.
Take a word
use it the way a student uses like
for example I was like `yeah right’
and punctuate it with whatever.
Take a word
use it in the way a social worker uses appropriate
make sure the phrase the real issue here
follows within two sentences.
Take a word
see how many others exist inside one original
use a spell check peach is not contained in speech
remember always, repetition is very vulgar.
Rachel Cunniffe is based in the North East of England and has written a wide range of poetry since being a teenager, has an MA in Writing Studies gained in 1995 from Edgehill University College. Real jobs stifled her creativity for 16 years and she has recently been able to partially retire and spend more time writing again. She has been a member of several creative writing groups one of which has been in existence since 1991. She read regularly at the now sadly no more Callender Poetry Festival in September during that time for about 9 years.
She lives with a large black dog and two cats.
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