If you haven’t been able to tell, we will be cutting out on group work. Sure, you might get something, but for the most part, I think you all are on your own.
This round might seem… weird. Oh well. You will get over it or get eliminated.
I was laying in my bedroom, putting off cleaning said room & I was thinking about what I could do as a prompt for you guys. I got up & started organizing my drawers [yes, when I clean, I really dig deep] & came across my box of school things: 7 activities letters, tons of bars, 4 all state medals, blah blah blah. & then I found some pictures. I put it all away, in a bit of an order & called it good. I went back to my bed & let my mind wonder & then this idea hit me.
I want a photo poem.
Now, I don’t mean like, a collage. To be specific, I want a series of pictures to tell a story, a concept, a whatever. You’re the poet. Poetry is like photography. We link images to make an expression. Do the same here. For an example, think of a ransom note, where they cut out all of the words from magazines to make the one message. Do that with the pictures, but not in the exact same manner, obviously.
There are some rules & guidelines that obviously need to be set out here. You cannot use a photoset that someone has already made. That’s plagiarism. You can use photographs from anywhere though. AP won’t like it if you use porn, so I guess that’s off limits, though I don’t think I’d really mind.
HAHAAlso, you may photograph your own set if you wish. Yes, you may get creative behind the camera.
There is no limit as to how many frames it needs to be. I have been debating with myself as to if I should give you all a picture to start with, but no. You can take care of your own. If you can’t pick one, take a picture of yourself. Or me. I don’t care. Just start somewhere & let this take you.
With that being said though, your series needs to be cohesive, original & potent. You may title each picture, but no titles that are an obvious attempt to write a freaking stanza of poetry. Yes, you know what I’m talking about.
I’m sure there will be many questions, for the fact I haven’t even done this myself, so I don’t even know what to expect. OH! & please, I’m kind of not looking for cartoony images, but eh. Use your own judgment.
Along with this series, I would like an explanation of each photo & how it relates to this story or idea. I will not look at it before I judge. These should stand alone. It’s more of a double-checking device for me, to make sure I’m getting the right meaninh & a base for me to see if what you were going for worked.
Finally, since I don’t know how well this is going to go, you need to write me a poem simply inspired by one of the photos in your set. It doesn’t have to be about the set at all. Just be inspired. Woo.
So recap: Photoset, explaination & one poem, picture inspired by a single photo from that set will be due.
I will be setting the due date as Tuesday, June 10th at 11:59PM like always.
Any questions, comment the column & such.
Good luck guys. xD
-Chase
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