Pieces
Take one word.
This word – piece – that I’ve found for you.
Piece (noun)
A separate part of something.
A single object.
A work created.
What comes to mind?
A piece of history.
A piece of paper.
A piece of art.
Falling to pieces.
Picking up the pieces.
Tristan Tzara cut up newspaper articles into separate words and randomly picked out the pieces to create poems.
Emily Dickinson took separate pieces of paper, folding and fastening them to make her fascicles.
Matisse arranged pieces of coloured paper to create new pieces of art.
Where might this word take you?
Try this:
Take one piece of blank paper.
Find a piece of writing from a magazine or newspaper.
Cut it up into small pieces, picking out any words or letters as you’re drawn to them.
Arrange them onto the paper, moving them around until you’re satisfied with your final piece.
We’d love to see what you come up with, if you’d like to share.
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