GREAT ACE CLUB FEATURE: DROWNED IN MILK TEA
Happy new year fellow ace book lovers!
We are gonna start the new year off right with a delightful poetry collection by an equally delightful person, Anne Chivon.
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This book is a little different, as there are prompts before each poem and the pages are not numbered. Our reading schedule is below:
Feel free to go at your own pace, but I’m going to start the discussion questions off today!
Prompt: Write something that disappears
-Have you ever wanted to disappear rather than facing something unpleasant?
-How are disappearing and escaping different? How can disappearing be a form of escape?
-What situations are appropriate or even good to disappear from?
Prompt: Write a timeline
-Do you know anyone that has stuck around in your subconscious longer than they did in person? Are you willing to tell us about them?
-How can an unhealthy relationship feel like holding your breath? Why might you still feel like you’re exhaling even after it’s over?
Prompt: Write something that repeats
-What does the word “again” mean to you? What does it mean in the sense of a relationship? Of getting over someone?
-How can unhealthy or abusive relationships fall into a repeating pattern?
-How does the line spacing in this poem contribute to the theme of the poem?
Prompt: Write about a first
-How does this poem also utilize the theme of “again” to make its point?
-Do you think a relationship can stay as good as it was in the beginning? Have you experienced that?
-How does this poem also use the theme of the cyclical nature of abuse and unhealthy relationships?
-Is there anything you think is just as good as the first time you experienced it?
Prompt: Write about something forgotten
-Do you have things you can never quite remember? Whether it’s tastes or smells or memories?
-Have you ever been in a relationship that was incompatible?
-How can strong happy emotions turn into strong bitter emotions?
Share your favorite poems and quotes from this week!