Artist and Muse
A-Prompt: our favourite submissions & this week's prompt
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Another week has gone by and we’re back to reveal our best responses to A-Prompt.
Last week’s prompt was ‘Artist and Muse’. We asked for work that explored the relationship between the artist and the muse in all its messiness and beauty.
We got two intriguing poetry responses from
and , our co-winners for the week.
WINNERS
’s prose poem let me let you let us is melodic and enchanting. The reader is an audience to a sort of dance/ scuffle between the artist and the muse, each evading and reaching for the other, depicting a complicated and almost violent relationship. Her word choices, sentence rhythm and imagery are sure to keep you engrossed.Here’s a lovely line from the poem:
a dance turned duel, swords drawn expertly—an oath, deadly yet riveting. The clang of the blades is the melody we move under.
Forever my own muse by
gives us an unexpected perspective into the relationship between the artist and the muse. The poem reveals the creative process of the artist who repeatedly uses themself as their muse. The piece is unafraid to be vulnerable. It shows us how difficult past experiences shape the artist’s work while also revealing their desperate yearnings and hopes.
This Week’s Prompt:
This week’s prompt is "Even a worm will turn."
Even a worm will turn is an expression used to convey the message that even the meekest or most docile of creatures will retaliate or seek revenge if pushed too far.
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