“Everyone around the world is dealing with physical distancing in a different way. As we all adjust, a large purpose of Dimitri Reyes Poet is the continuation of poetry education in a way that’s helpful and fun.” – dimitrireyespoet.com
Which leads to the creation of this “Poetry Game” idea. To begin, my wife and I have been thinking about ways to create a poetry game in the past few months, and are considering creating some sort of card game in the future but the offering of this particular game is way easier. Many poets & writers even use this “game” as a technique to create new work.
Additionally, I’ll preface this game by saying that all of what you do surrounding poetry somehow feeds into your work. And by playing this “game” it’s a good opportunity to perhaps “trick” yourself into writing your next piece. Now what is the name of this game? Not too sure! But for the sake of calling it something, let’s call it Confetti since that’s what it can be used for out of excitement of a great line for a poem— just make sure you memorize or take a picture of it first!
Playing "Confetti"
Confetti is a game where you will gather a group of words (either random or intentional) with the goal of rearranging them to reveal a poem.
What You’ll Need to Play
- Words (can come from old magazines, food boxes, or printed on paper)
- Scissors or box cutter (kids, please ask your parents for help!)
Optional: a corkboard, pin board, metal surface, or another material that’ll allow you to attach the words to. Of course, you will then need thumbtacks, magnets, or other necessary material.
Of course, this game works perfectly fine on a flat surface!
How to Play?
There are 3 ways to play Confetti.
- Leave all of your words face up in a pile and select as many as you want to create a poem in or out of a form.
- Put all of the words in a bag, box, or other compartment and mix them. Pull 7, 12, or 15 words and create from all of the words you selected.
- Create a Confetti poem with a friend. Take turns selecting words to formulate a poem together.
* You can create a point system and even set up a few different rules. We demo Confetti on my YouTube channel in the video below.
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