I got really excited about this idea of intentionality around my writing. When you use them consciously, images and symbols can build on each other, adding strength and weight to your theme. It was interesting to look at the themes I've written about in the past and how they have changed over time. I hadn't ever consciously thought about the themes in my work or the symbols I might be using until yesterday's workshop. You know overtones of joy with lashings of poignancy and a twinge of bittersweet. Theme is still a little murky for me and hard to define or put in words I guess I'd say it's the overall / underlying message of your piece or the dominant flavour of your work. The cool things about symbolism is that it adds depth to your work without you having to do a whole bunch of explaining or description. It's something you need to be aware of when writing as symbolism can change the meaning for the reader. Symbolism is often general and it can also be culturally specific. You can then add actions into the mix and end up with the image of a person eating an ice cream. So an image can also apply to taste or sound. Well in literary terms imagery does refer to pictures but it also refers to anything that deals with our senses.
If you're like me, when you read the word imagery you immediately think of pictures. The class started with Emily defining theme, symbolism and imagery and then we dove into each one in more detail staring with imagery. She loves words, their definitions and etymology. It feels as weird as it did to first put on a mask back in July last year.Īgain, I was the only poet in the room but I still learnt a ton of useful stuff to apply to writing (or perhaps editing would be more appropriate) my poetry. It's strange to be catching public transport again and to not have to wear a mask when in shops and on the streets. It makes two weekends in the a row that I've headed to the big smoke. This time it was Theme, Symbolism and Imagery with Emily Bitto (who I think I accidentally called Anna at one point - sorry Emily! My mind has been playing weird tricks on me lately). I was in the city again yesterday for another worksop with Writers Victoria.
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