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Katie Monk, a journalist, wrote poetry on her commute into work
I used to love writing poems. I remember it being one of the best feelings in the world. But after I graduated from university, I rarely found the time, and in this digital age it’s hard to switch off and focus.
Then, one day, I read about a man who wrote a poem a day on his commute into work. I thought it was such a brilliant idea, taking that otherwise fairly mundane part of the day and using it to create something worthwhile. I also thought it would be a huge challenge – and it was.
Each day for the next month, on my hour-long journey to work, I jotted down any interesting things I saw or heard, and turned them into short poems. The one-hour time constraint meant I couldn’t be too precious or fussy about the end product. There wasn’t room for perfectionism.
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