Great Regulars: Use your name as a starting point for a poem

and make notes around all aspects of it. Many of us have a family story as to why our parents or guardians chose the name they did: were we named "after" someone else, a relative, a film star, a national icon, a saint? Or did they decide to be different, like the Geldofs?

Some questions that might get you started:

Where does your name come from?

Does it suit you? How do you feel about it?

What are its sounds, its texture? What colours does it conjure up?

from The Guardian: Colette Bryce's poetry workshop

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