Creativity during Corona

Sheffield Central Library hosts a wide range of regular groups, talks and workshops to spark creativity and connect people with culture and their community.  During these strange times we’ve temporarily closed the library and had to pause all of our face to face meetings.  However, there’s no reason for the creative process to falter, or for people to stop sharing their thoughts and enthusiasm for poetry and prose. In fact, perhaps more than ever, we all need to keep the creativity flowing.

A daily dose of inspiration to get the creative juices flowing

Claire Walker is the creative dynamo behind the Central Library poetry and writing groups.  Each morning, Claire will be posting on the Library Facebook page, a daily writing prompt or linking to a poem that might inspire you to write, feel or think creatively.

There’s no reason why writing produced in a moment of crisis, stress or despair can’t be great writing. It might lead to an idea, character trait, plot point or conflict in a story or poem. Or it might just make you feel better.  

And if you’ve never written before, why not have a go? Don’t worry if you can’t find the words though, perhaps you will be inspired to draw or paint something in response to the prompt instead.

Creativity during Corona: The Exhibition

We’d love to see your work, so please share it on Facebook or send it to libraries@sheffield.gov.uk.  When life returns to normal, we’ll create an exhibition for Sheffield Central Library displaying your work.  It will be an art installation and social history, it will be fun, and no doubt sad. It will be a showcase of our collective Creativity during Corona.