Quickwrite of the Day #66: Bringing a part of where you are from

“Writing can be used as a vehicle to express ourselves as we negotiate the journey through our lives” (Gallagher, 2011: p.24)

Today’s Quickwrite:

Today’s Quickwrite is inspired by the poem ‘Meteor Shower’ by Clint Smith, featured below:

Read the poem and pay attention to the lines ‘we can never get too far/from the place that created us’ and  ‘we bring a part of where we are from/to every place we go’. 

What parts of ‘where you are from’ do you carry with you? You might write about:

• Your memories

• Things you care about

• Ways of seeing the world

• Likes and dislikes

• Ways of talking or interacting with people

…or anything else you like!

Pick one thing and write about it!

Want more Quickwrite topics? Check out the slide deck here, or see it in presentation mode on your Resources page.

Happy writing!