POMprompt #27: Let it Flow

Summary

POMprompt #27: Let it Flow is a poetry writing exercise that encourages poets to connect with inner silence, meditative music, and the writing process for a transformative experience.

Abstract

The POMprompt #27: Let it Flow is a poetry writing prompt that invites poets to engage with meditative music to stimulate their creativity. The prompt suggests that this connection between music and writing can lead to a unique and transformative experience in the writing process. It recommends setting the environment, eliminating distractions, and allowing the music to guide the flow of thoughts and words, ultimately resulting in poetic gold. The prompt provides three music selections to inspire poets and challenges them to find their own musical connection to their poetry.

Opinions

The author believes that the connection between inner silence, meditative music, and poetry can be transformative for poets.
The author suggests that meditative music can work as a creative energy flow channel for poets, making it nearly impossible not to produce poems while listening to it.
The author encourages poets to be brave in their writing and to embrace the unexpected words and phrases that may come to them during the exercise.
The author recommends sorting through the writing after the exercise to develop a poem, either as the music plays or at a later time.
The author provides three music selections for poets to choose from as part of the exercise.
The author suggests setting the environment for the exercise, such as eliminating distractions and lighting a candle or incense.
The author encourages poets to use the POMprompt tag when sharing their work and to link back to the original POMprompt.

A poetry writing prompt

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One of the most transformative experiences for me as a poet was when a high school teacher taught me the connection between inner silence, meditative music, and poetry.

To sit and listen to meditative music and just allow the writing process to flow uninhibited — this can produce poetic gold. If nothing comes to begin with, just begin writing with a pen and paper — anything at all that enters your mind.

Write until the poem begins to come. And it will.

Meditative music must work as some kind of creative energy flow “channel” for poets. I find it nearly impossible to sit and allow the music to flow through me and not have poems come right along with it. Learning about your own channel through music can open you up as a poet in new ways. I challenge you to find your musical connection to your poetry through this exercise.

Set the music. Prepare your screen for writing or get pen and paper. Eliminate any distractions. Light a candle if you wish or set out some incense. Then, just enjoy writing whatever comes to mind as the music transports you. Allow the music to pull you in whatever creative direction your mind wants to go. Be brave. What comes may sometimes surprise you. If a word comes, write it. If phrases come, write them down.

You can sort through the writings and develop your poem as the music plays or later on after you’ve had some time to absorb and marinate on the meanings of what you’ve written. Either way, here are 3 selections of music for you to choose from.

Let the creative, poetic flow begin.

POETRY

POMprompt #27: Let it Flow

A poetry writing prompt

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