Friday, January 20, 2017

Poetry Re-Issue: Instructions for Helping the World

Instructions for Helping the World
by
Greg Pincus

Write a poem.
Work with clay.
Draw or paint a day away.
Knit or dance.
Make a song.
Film a movie all night long.
Use your hands,
Brain and heart.
Live! Create!
Go make some art.

(originally published on January 6, 2012)

It is Poetry Friday yet again! Check out Violet Nesdoly's blog for the weekly roundup of links o' poetry related goodness. And go create some art!

Also, if you want to get all my poems emailed to you for freeee as they hit the blog, enter your email address in the box below then click subscribe!

15 comments:

Tabatha said...

Thanks, I needed some instructions today (truly!).

Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.ca said...

Yes. Channel those negative feelings into something positive. Make and create. I think a lot of us will need to remember this today.

Lee Wind, M.Ed. said...

Nice. And good timing! thanks,

Linda Mitchell said...

love the beat, love the positive vibe and the instruction. Wonderful!

Kay said...

Good advice! It reminds me of advice written by Kurt Vonnegut to a high school English class. I copied it and sent to the fresh high school grads I know. I hope they will follow it!

Brenda at FriendlyFairyTales said...

Simple but effective. And better for you than chocolate.

Violet N. said...

What great advice, Greg! I got some sketching pencils and a sketchbook for Christmas and you're not kidding when you say "Draw or paint a day away." Time flies when I "make some art." It's so engrossing!

Mary Lee said...

YES! Make all kinds of art!

Matt Forrest Esenwine said...

Good advice!

Donna Smith said...


What Can We Do?

Plant a tree,
Build a boat,
Give someone
a nice, warm coat;
Make a pie,
Bake some bread,
Knit a hat
for some cold head.
There is much
That we can do
Under the stars -
In sky of blue.

Thanks for the pattern of rhythm and rhyme! I don't always get taken in by the poem and want to do something... hope you don't mind! It was just so singy... I had to do it!

unknow said...

This is an amazing post. Thanks for sharing informative information. I appreciate your efforts. Visit here

custom foundation boxes wholesale said...

Thanks for sharing an interesting and very useful blog. I appreciate your efforts

Anonymous Girl said...

I am very happy to read this article. Thanks for giving us a go through the info. Read more Best and newest Hairstyles for quick hair

Emily Anders said...

It is a very informative post. Thanks for sharing such important information. Keep posting. Click here

photo fixteam said...

We are Headshot Retouching Service provider from Photo Fix Team. We have a highly 4 experienced headshot editor team. Our professional headshot editor team editing corporate headshots, actor headshot, profile headshot, child headshots, teen headshots. We edit professional headshot for commercial, showbiz, modeling, and branded photos for promotional material or any business purpose. The headshot photo editor at Photo Fix Team promise more significant headshot retouching services at affordable prices with best quality.