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17 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 17: I am Benjamin’s Kite

Today, the challenge is to write a poem that presents a scene from an unusual point of view. Perhaps you could write a poem that presents Sir Isaac Newton’s discovery from the perspective of the apple. Or the shootout...

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16 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day16: List of mundane yet not so mundane

Today, the challenge is to write a poem that uses the form of a list to defamiliarize the mundane. Poem: List of mundane, yet not so mundane The grocery list- never seems to be clear, there’s always one...

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15 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 15: My monologue

Our prompt for today (optional, as always), takes its inspiration from the idea of a poem as a sort of tiny play, which can be performed dramatically. In the 1800s, there was quite a fad for monologue-style poems that...

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14 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day14: The incongruent language

Today, the challenge is to write a poem that incorporates homophones, homographs, and homonyms, or otherwise makes productive use of English’s ridiculously complex spelling rules and opportunities for mis-hearings and mis-readings. Here’s my take using some homophones and homonyms....

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13 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 13: A mysterious train journey

Our optional prompt for the day takes its cue from Prelutsky’s poem, as well as this poem by Dean Young, called “Belief in Magic.” Today, the challenge is to write a poem about something mysterious and spooky! Your poem...

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12 Apr

NaPoWriMo/ GloPoWriMo Day 12: Your love letters

Today, the challenge is to write a poem about a dull thing that you own, and why (and how) you love it. Alternatively, what would it mean to you to give away or destroy a significant object. Your...

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10 Apr

NaPoWriMo/ GloPoWriMo Day 10: Dear old Phoebe

Today, the challenge is to write a poem that starts from a regional phrase, particularly one to describe a weather phenomenon. You may remember one from growing up, bu if you’re having trouble getting started, perhaps one of these...

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08 Apr

NaPoWriMo/ GloPoWriMo Day 8: Connecting the dots

Here’s the prompt for Day 8: Today, I’d like to challenge you to think about the argot of a particular job or profession, and see how you can incorporate it into a metaphor that governs or drives your poem....

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06 Apr

NaPoWriMo/ GloPoWriMo 2019 Day 6: If…

Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem of the possible. What does that mean? Well, take a look at these poems by Raena Shirali and Rachel Mennies. Both poems are squarely focused not on what has...

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04 Apr

NaPoWriMo/ GloPoWriMo 2019 Day 4: I wish I hadn’t gone out

Today’s prompt, is inspired by Teicher’s poem “Son“. One thing you might notice about this poem is that it is sad, but that it doesn’t generate that feeling through particularly emotional words. The words are very simple. Another thing...

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