Pandemic Playlist & Poetry Prompt

Summary

The "Corona Chronicles" webpage encourages readers to create a themed quarantine party playlist and a piece of found poetry using the playlist's song titles and lyrics, as a way to promote health, connection, and creativity during the pandemic.

Abstract

The "Corona Chronicles" article on Medium, titled "Pandemic Playlist & Poetry Prompt," is an invitation to engage in creative expression through music and poetry. It suggests that combining playlists with found poetry can have therapeutic benefits, such as improving cognitive function and alleviating emotional pain, while also serving as a form of stress relief and a boost to creativity. The article challenges readers to curate their own quarantine party playlists, consisting of at least ten songs that reflect a personal theme related to the pandemic. The songs should be sequenced to match the order of words and phrases chosen from their lyrics or titles to create a piece of found poetry. Participants are encouraged to share their creations on Medium, tag friends, and submit their work to "The Bad Influence" with the hashtag #PandemicPlaylist. The author, inspired by the responses to a previous playlist and poem, plans to create a second playlist and provides examples of past playlists to inspire others.

Opinions

The author believes that music and poetry are beneficial for health and mental well-being, suggesting they can heal, connect, and improve self-awareness.
The act of creating a playlist and found poetry is seen as a way to cope with the anxieties and emotional challenges of the pandemic.
The article expresses enthusiasm for community engagement and creative collaboration, as evidenced by the direct challenge to specific Medium contributors and the broader Medium community.
The author shows a preference for Spotify as a platform for creating and sharing playlists, mentioning its ease of use and the benefit of an advertising-free subscription for new users.
The inclusion of past playlists demonstrates the author's commitment to the concept and serves as a testament to its value in fostering a sense of play and creativity.

Let’s dance–let’s make poetry—let’s play!

Music is good for your health; it heals and connects us. Writing poetry is great for the brain; it improves cognitive function, alleviates emotional pain and leads us to greater self-awareness. Play relieves stress, stimulates the mind and boosts creativity.

Let’s combine them all—let’s battle!

How to join

Create your own quarantine party playlist with a minimum of ten songs. The purpose of the playlist can be to act soothing or calming, to encourage us to dance our anxieties away, to make us laugh, or anything you want as long as it’s somehow related to the theme.

Create a piece of found poetry, piecing together words and phrases from the songs in your playlist. You can use the titles, part of the lyrics, or both.

Order the songs in the playlist according to the appearance of the words you choose in your poem.

Create a new article in Medium, add your poem and embed your playlist. I personally recommend using Spotify. If you don’t have it yet, it’s easy to sign up and you get a three months advertising-free subscription upon joining.

Tag at least 5 friends and writers on Medium that you wish to challenge to join. Submit the playlist to The Bad Influence and tag it #PandemicPlaylist.

The Corona Chronicles

Pandemic Playlist & Poetry Prompt

Let’s dance–let’s make poetry—let’s play!

How to join

I challenge you!

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