A writer is born: #SOLSC21

Posted on March 21, 2021 by britt Posted in mujer, solTagged 31 days of blogging, blogging, escritora, houston blogger, poem, poetry, slice of life, sol, solsc21, womanhood, world poetry day, writing

On this World Poetry Day, I played with erasure poetry as inspired by another slicer. The text I used from “You Are a Writer” by Jeff Goins is below – thanks for sharing it, Jen!

a writer is born
she comes with a destiny:
share her words,
proclaim a message

move, motivate
shake earth,
rattle heavens

writing –
we get to choose it
(or not)
every single day

whether world hears message,
whether you leave impact –
entirely up to you

scary, isn’t it?

May be an image of book and text that says 'ONE: CLAIMING THE TITLE Every day, somewhere, a writer is born. She comes into the world with a destiny: share her words and proclaim a message. To make difference. These words have the power to moveand motivate strangers, to shake the earth and rattle heavens. If only she would write them. It's choice, writing is. One that belongs me. We get to choose it (or not) every whether the world hears your message- leave the impact you were born to make- up to you. Scary, isn' — Thanks to Jen Laffin at Teach Write for sharing!

9 thoughts on “A writer is born: #SOLSC21”

March 21, 2021 at 11:21 am Reply
Heather Morris says:

I love the poem you created from that page. It speaks to me deeply. Thank you for sharing it. I am happy to be sharing and reading words with you.

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March 21, 2021 at 11:33 am Reply
Erica J says:

What a fitting poem and passage! Thanks for sharing this slice. I had no idea it was poetry day!

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March 21, 2021 at 11:50 am Reply
arjeha says:

Clear, concise, to the point. I have not tried this, but I really like the format. Your poem hits all of the highlights in the passage.

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March 21, 2021 at 11:52 am Reply
Terje says:

I am glad that you choose writing every day.

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March 21, 2021 at 12:12 pm Reply
rotha says:

I like that it is a choice. Sometimes we want be heard and other times we want to keep quiet. It’s a choice. Lovely poem, glad you chose to write it.

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March 21, 2021 at 12:41 pm Reply
WOWilkinson says:

Thanks for sharing. I like the repetition in the final stanza.
I’m doing this with my students this week; it’s always a hit.

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March 21, 2021 at 12:53 pm Reply
Lainie Levin says:

I love this – sounds like the first cousin to blackout poetry. I’ll have to give this a spin! – I’m also going to have to share this passage (and perhaps the book as well) with my students. Thank you!

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March 21, 2021 at 10:10 pm Reply
Darin Johnston says:

“A writer is born.”

Such power in that first sentence, in those first words. And that choice, we make it, every single day.

Thanks for sharing your poem and the passage. 🙂

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March 22, 2021 at 4:40 am Reply
Fran Haley says:

Such power in this, Britt! For there’s such power in writing. Sometimes I think writing chooses me. I am always in awe of where it leads me. It’s a battle with fear sometimes, yes…and an act of faith that always comes through. Endlessly fascinating, writing.

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