Creative Remix

I was a little frustrated today when trying to revise my creative piece. I was a fan of the color exercise, it helped me as a writer visualise what images I was trying to create. When working with creative writers, I believe that method would be effective for both poetry and short stories. However, I wrote a very abstract poem. I think my poem works well even though it does not use many sensory images. My literacy narrative 1 & 2 pulled specific details and examples from my life to show and explain my multiliteracies. I chose to write an abstract poem to try and tie all of this information together, leaving out the details this time. It is a short piece meant to guide the reader into what may have attributed to my overall multiliteracy development. I like poetry and did mention it in my first literacy narrative as one of my favorite genres. I may have chose to write a more abstract piece because that is the kind of poetry I find most interesting.


Personally, I think I would have been hesitant to come to the writing center for help with creative pieces before taking this class. I know how friendly and easy it is to talk with someone over your work. As a consultant we must be careful not to judge the quality of a students work. I know we are all already aware of this. When I write personal pieces for myself, I am always afraid to share with others. I am afraid of some sense of approval I may not recieve from someone else. Creative writing is often used in more personal experiences. Having another person look at your piece based on all typical writing criteria: audience, genre, word choice, grammar, arrangment, ect., can help anyone including creative writers.