Hopfield is Writing

Assessment Task

  • My First Haiku

    Winter, they want me to write a haiku, Summer, I still don’t know how.   Mini Rationale I think this was received as a ‘cop-out’ piece and I totally get that. The truth is, I had never written a Haiku… Continue reading

  • I had to write a lot of Poetry

    Poetry isn’t my strongest skill because I don’t understand how to refine them properly. Growing up, my idea was that the point of poetry was it to be raw and so I never did real editing. I might tweak things… Continue reading

  • KWB211 – Portfolio 2 Prose

    Louis looked down at the dead fox as if he were watching a line of ants. He crouched by it with his hands balled up in the pockets of his jumper as winter whispered through the trees. His breath came… Continue reading

  • 2 for 2019 so far

    I’ve made a resolution to read much more than I have been and starting at the end of last year I’ve been buying books and starting to read them in order to get back on track. I wanted to be… Continue reading

  • AT: Portfolio Task #6

    | Portfolio Piece: Poetry – Looking Inside | She’s so small, curled up in that dark pit, She isn’t as tall as I thought I would be, Sometimes she looks up at me and asks ‘is this it?’ I don’t recognise that face,… Continue reading

  • AT: Portfolio #4

    | Task 4: A Scene With Tension | The hole is getting bigger. Even with the rain letting some of the dirt slide back in. A puddle was starting to form at the bottom and it caused a little splash… Continue reading

  • AT: Portfolio Task #3

    | Task 3: Dialogue Between Two Characters | “I tried really har-” “How did you get such a low mark?” Nela muttered as she looked at the number scribbled on the paper. She glanced down at Claus, her sharp blue eyes causing the… Continue reading

  • AT: The Unimpressive

    The Unimpressive “The rose is meticulous in its appearance, boasting with colour and love.” “The rose is pretty, even though it is shrivelling away.” “The rose commands your senses, it wants your attention.” “The rose is flayed, telling a tale… Continue reading

  • AT: Portfolio Task #2

    | Task 2: A Character Sketch | She wasn’t sure what her real name was because sometimes it changed. People called her different things whenever she journeyed to a new house. She would ask for food in the same way… Continue reading

  • AT: Portfolio Task #1

    | Task 1: Why I Write | When you grow up surrounded by difficulties and abuse, escape is good. I managed to get it through reading at first, just consuming everything I could get my hands on in order to fill… Continue reading