• Flower Acrostics
• Sculpted Poetry and Triolets
• Free Writing
• Word Association
  • Introduction
  • Step 1 : Word association
  • Step 2 : Create your poem
  • Suggestion - what next?
• Poetry Appreciation
• Virtual Museum - Imaginary Lives
• Virtual Gallery - Who Am I? (Part 1)
• Virtual Gallery - Who Am I? (Part 2)
• Recipe For a Good Mood

Introduction

You will need :

• Paper
• Pen/pencil

 

What is word association?

This technique of writing uses a number of words that are all connected to one another in some way.

Word association challenges you to invent short stories or poems, using the associated words.  This exercise is fun to do on your own as well as with a group of people. It’s amazing how different each person’s piece of creative writing is, when using the same set of words. 

 

What might this exercise offer?

Doing Word association:

• Is simple and good fun
• Is a good way of warming up our brain
• Is an enjoyable way to start a creative writing session
• Gives us practice at making mental and imaginative connections
• Encourages us to stretch our imagination

 

How long will the exercises take?

You can spend as long or little time as you like on each exercise. All exercises are split into stages so you can complete them over a period of time, whether that’s a morning or afternoon, or a week or longer. We suggest you make yourself a tea or coffee and enjoy the time to yourself, immersed in the exercise of your choice. Take as many breaks as you need. Remember it’s a good idea when doing a creative exercise to have a break from it and come back to it with fresh eyes.