POEM STARTER
Write a poem about someone dancing, that portrays the movements and atmosphere of their dance.
It doesn't necessarily have to be fluid and elegant dance; they could be portraying something else with their movements. You could focus on any aspect that is rich in description and can be reflected in your writing style.
Northern Soul
The talc leaps from the floor
As the feet twist and turn
To the beat
The polish of the wood
Burns
As the bodies move faster
And
Faster
The rhythm flows
Amongst the limbs
Swaying
Kicking
Up in the air
The beat, the beat
The constant beat
Which keeps the whole
Room, synchronised
In unison
Everyone moves in time
Time for the energy
To flow
Flow
Flow as if the world depended
On it
Moving it on its axis
Like the femur bones
It’s an untamed pulse
That beats through every heart
In that place
They’re all northern souls.
