In a musty shade of blue . You are home-baked bread A long-haired monkey swinging in the trees An October morning when grass is crisp . Tanya ( aged 9 ) From Poets Live in Cambridge edited by H Cook and Y Bradbury ” ( Harmer , 71 )
So far , we have discussed the benefits creative writing could bring to any student . We have looked at a series of activities that could be valuable in the English classroom . However , they are many more examples of great tools and techniques for improving writing skills . As a final observation , for those teachers or students that feel discouraged and overwhelmed when facing a writing task , I would kindly remind them of exophonic writers – those who write in a foreign language , different from their mother tongue . Some of the world ’ s greatest English books were written by exophonic writers . Joseph Conrad , for instance , who is the author of Heart of Darkness , was Polish , The remains of the day ’ s author , Kazuo Ishiguro , was Japanese , Jack Kerouac , who wrote On the road , was a French-Canadian novelist .
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