terry_lewis21•2mo agoProlific Poster

Watching someone misread a prompt in a writing group last week drove me nuts

I was at this open mic writing night in Seattle last Tuesday and this guy stood up to read his piece. The prompt was 'write about a lie you told as a kid' and he read a 10 minute rant about his ex-girlfriend. Zero connection to the prompt at all. The host just sat there smiling while the whole room cringed. Has anyone else seen people completely ignore the prompt like that at a workshop?

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rowanellis2mo ago

3 Denver cat poem person I feel for you honestly.

victorb741mo ago

Wait did she actually read a poem about her cat during a "regret" prompt? @rowanellis what was the cat's name in the poem? I need to know if it was one of those cats that knocks stuff off shelves or something more tragic lol.

parker_park82mo ago

Back in March at a workshop in Denver, a woman read a poem about her cat when the prompt was "regret.