Let's write a love poem

with a twist

As it is Valentine's Day in New Zealand, I think it is only right that we write about love. The twist on this, however, is that I am not going to ask you to write about a person; instead, I want you to write a love letter to your beloved Knabstrupper. If you know what that is, you are in luck, but if you don’t know, you cannot Google or do research of any kind. Create your bit of writing, and then have a peek at what you have been writing about. I use this exercise often as it generates many laughs and pushes the writer in different ways. You can approach this in any writing medium, whether a poem, flash fiction piece, or mini screenplay. Remember, this is designed to be fun and pushes us to use love language that isn’t too specific, as we don’t know what we are writing about. Go with your heart and commit to it. I cannot wait to see these.