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📚 Wikipedia Persona Poem Workshop 維基人物詩歌工作坊

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用一首詩,假裝自己是另外一個人、一朵雲、一張地圖、或一段歷史。
Write a poem as if you were someone — or something — else. A monk. A space dog. A haunted lighthouse. A deleted article.


Wikipedia is the largest collective memory archive of our time. Each biography is like a soul flattened into a neutral format. But what if we slipped into that soul and wrote the poetry it never got to say?

This workshop is a playful and poetic exploration of identity, fiction, and truth. You’ll pick a curious, forgotten, or bizarre Wikipedia biography — and write a persona poem in its voice.


💡 What to Expect:

1. Intro + Inspiration (30 mins)
– What is a persona poem? (Examples, styles, playful forms)
– We’ll share a few bios to spark ideas

2. Pick a Wiki (10 mins)
– We’ll have a deck of curated Wikipedia bios printed as cards
– You can draw one at random or pick freely
– You’re also welcome to search or bring your own

3. Writing Time (60 mins)
– Write a poem from this person’s (or object’s) point of view
– It can be a letter, monologue, curse, menu, love note, death wish, or dream
– Use imagination, empathy, and a touch of weird

4. Sharing Circle (30–40 mins)
– Optional sharing and readings
– Talk about what surprised you in the process
– Imagine what your persona would say to someone else’s — a dialogue between ghosts?


🧰 We’ll provide:

– A deck of Wikipedia bios
– Writing materials & optional prompts
– A safe, no-pressure, open space


👀 活動靈感:

Wikipedia 是世界上最大的人類集體記憶庫。每一篇傳記條目,都像一個簡化過的靈魂,被邏輯和格式固定住了。但如果我們把這些條目當作面具,戴上,寫出它內心的詩呢?

這是一場扮演與詩意交織的創作實驗。

黃Q老師將帶領大家收集奇特、有趣、悲傷、荒謬的 Wikipedia 條目中選擇一個對象,進入它的身體與語言,寫下一首「Persona Poem」。


📎 活動形式:

  1. 引導介紹(30分鐘)

    • 什麼是 Persona Poem?(經典範例 + 開放形式)

    • Wikipedia 條目的敘事方式 VS 詩的語言

    • 分享幾則神奇、有趣的條目

  2. 條目抽卡(10分鐘)

    • 我們準備一疊經過挑選的 Wikipedia 條目卡,每人抽取一張(或自由選)

    • 也可自帶或在現場搜尋

  3. 創作時間(1小時)

    • 用第一人稱、虛構或詩意語言,從這個「他者」的視角寫詩

    • 可寫成信件、獨白、遺言、咒語、新聞報導、菜單、情書……

  4. 分享與討論(30–40分鐘)

    • 願意的人可分享朗讀自己的作品

    • 分享為何選擇這個角色、創作過程中的共鳴與錯位感

    • 也可以進行角色之間的「對話」或詩劇即興


🧃 我們會提供:

  • 精選 Wikipedia 條目卡(多語、多類別)

  • 纸與筆、靈感提示卡

  • 一個安全、開放、不評分的空間


💰 Sliding scale:$15 – $30

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