Today is seventh day of NaPoWrimo. The challenge today is to write out a list of all of your different layers of identity. For example, you might be a wife, a grandmother, a Philadelphian, a dental assistant, a rabid...
The prompt for day 6 is to write a poem that stretches your comfort zone with line breaks. That could be a poem with very long lines, or very short lines. Or a poem that blends the two. You...
Today, the challenge of NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that reacts both to photography and to words in a language not your own. Begin with a photograph. Now find a poem in a language you don’t know. Ignore any accompanying...
On fourth day of NaPoWriMo Maureen has challenged us today to write a poem that is about something abstract – perhaps an ideal like “beauty” or “justice,” but which discusses or describes that abstraction in the form of relentlessly...
It is the third day of NaPoWriMo and here is today’s prompt. The challenge today is to write a list poem in which all the items are made-up names. If band names don’t inspire, how about a list of...
Today is second day of NaPoWriMo.The prompt today is to write a poem that plays with voice. For example, you might try writing a stanza that recounts something in the first-person, followed by a stanza recounting the same incident...
I am so excited that we begin our NaPoWriMo journey today! Here’s my submission for today: Dawn of a new day Dawns the dawn of new journey A journey so empowering A journey full of hope A journey...
Finally it is that time of the year when writers across the world gear up for the month long writing challenge! Yes, April is round the corner and the blogging community is buzzing with a variety of writing challenges...
A pest that feasts on your peace Worry is a crippling disease Stripping you of your strength It drains energy like slow poison It has the power to impair your future It has the tenacity...
Earth rejoices with nature’s resplendent show Serenity entices my body and soul Sunset spatters the sky in enigmatic hues Moon greets the night with glorious views Pitter-patter of raindrops instills melody in air Aroma of...