New Writing Exercise #35 devised by Margaret Wilkinson Zoo   #1 Starting with ‘It’s five a.m,’ relate a day in the life of one zoo animal without naming the species or saying that your poem or story is set in a zoo. #2 Choose an animal to use as a metaphor for someone’s appearance and personality (e.g. a giraffe might suggest someone tall and ungainly, slow and nervous; a warthog, someone brisk, brusque and hairy). Now put your character in a situation where s/he feels trapped (a violent marriage, a dull job, a kitchen full of under-fives). #3 Write a list of what a zoo is not. Turn it into a poem about freedom.
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