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Limerick writing with a group
Limerick writing with a group
Are you part of a Parkinson's group? Whether meeting face to face or online, read on for suggestions on how to make this activity fun and engaging for everyone!
You can produce a joint poem between you all, or write individual ones.
Once written, why not use them to raise awareness locally.
Who?
Who?
This limerick project hopes to capture all aspects of Parkinson's through a wide range of contributions so anyone can have a go at this, from beginner to experienced poem-writer, including people with Parkinson's, carers, partners, childrens, health professionals, etc.
What to write about?
What to write about?
To help people get ideas of what to write about, brainstorm lots of ideas as a group. Set a time limit - 5 minutes might be enough. If possible, one person could write up all the ideas on a blackboard/whiteboard/huge sheet of paper or post it notes stuck to the wall, or in a shared document if online.
If the brainstorming is slow to get going, throw in some ideas of your own.
Organising your group
Organising your group
There are different ways you could work in groups to write your limericks, e.g.
in groups of 5 to write one line each
in groups of 2 (one person to write lines 1, 2 and 5 and the other to do lines 3 and 4)
as a bigger group and work on it together
carers or partners in one group, people with Parkinson's in another
on your own
Each group could write about the same aspect of Parkinson's (can inspire each other), or all different ones (will get a bigger picture of Parkinson's).
How to write your limericks?
How to write your limericks?
Pick a topic/theme in your group and write a first line. Don’t worry about it, just go for it! Then brainstorm other words that may rhyme with last word of your line.
Rearrange the words of your line so that you have a different last word and try again.
Keep going until you have a first line you're happy with, and use it as the basis for your limerick. Or think of a different first line and try again!
Why not watch this video of a small group collaborating on a limerick? Thank you to everyone who agreed to be recorded! (Watch on YouTube to see subtitles with the video).
Alternative idea
Alternative idea
Play the consequences game.
Person 1 writes a first line on top of paper (7-10 syllables). Fold the paper over so you cant see the line you’ve just written & write in the bottom right hand corner the last word of the line and the number of syllables eg, telly 10 … pass the paper to…..
Person 2 who writes the next line ending with a word which rhymes with the first line word and has the same number of syllables in the line. Fold as above and write the last word of the line and the number of syllables on the bottom right corner, eg welly 10... pass to……
Person 3 (or back to person 1) Write your own line of between 5 and 7 syllables. Fold & write last word in bottom corner eg shuffle 8... pass to ….
Person 4 (or back to person 2) Write your own line with same syllables as line 3 and rhyming with line 3 eg kerfuffle 8... fold and pass to...
Person 5 (or back to person 1) Write own line with same number of syllables as lines 1 & 2 and rhyming with them.
Unfold all the poem and read out to each other. Terrific!
What next?
What next?
Limericks completed, why not send them to your local paper, read them at a group event, or create an art installation with them? Want to know more? Find out more about using your poems to raise awareness.
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