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19 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 19: Erasure Poetry

Today the challenge is to write a paragraph that briefly recounts a story, describes the scene outside your window, or even gives directions from your house to the grocery store. Now try erasing words from this paragraph to create...

#dream, #erase, #erasure, #imagination, #love, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #romance, #words, blog

18 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 18: Focus

A very interesting prompt today! First, find a poem in a book or magazine (ideally one you are not familiar with). Use a piece of paper to cover over everything but the last line. Now write a line of...

#focus, #goal, #hope, #inspiration, #life, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #reverse, #thoughts, #words, blog

17 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 17: An Amusing Family Vacation

The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to write a poem re-telling a family anecdote that has stuck with you over time. It could be the story of the time your Uncle Louis caught a home run ball, the time...

#adjust, #anecdote, #cousins, #family, #feelings, #funny, #hills, #holiday, #humour, #life, #memory, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #siblings, #thoughts, #vacation, #words, blog

16 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 16: The Game of Life

The NaPoWriMo prompt for the day asks us to write a poem that prominently features the idea of play. It could be a poem about a sport or game, a poem about people who play (or are playing a...

#athlete, #attitude, #chess, #commitment, #cricket, #football, #game, #inspiration, #leadership, #legends, #life, #Lionel Messi, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #qualities, #Roger Federer, #sports, #success, #tennis, #thoughts, #truth, #Virat Kohli, #winner, #words, blog

15 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 15: My Dear Rapunzel

The prompt of NaPoWriMo for today is to write a poem in which a villain faces an unfortunate situation, and is revealed to be human (but still evil). Perhaps this could mean the witch from Hansel & Gretel has...

#character, #classictales, #fairy, #fairytale, #fun, #funny, #hair, #humour, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #prompt, #rapunzel, #story, #thoughts, #witch, #words, blog

13 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 13: How Do I Zip My Lips

The challenge of NaPoWriMo on Friday, the 13th, is to write a poem in which the words or meaning of a familiar phrase get up-ended. For example, if you chose the phrase “A stitch in time saves nine,” you...

#fun, #funny, #humour, #idioms, #laughter, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #phrases, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #sattire, #smile, #thoughts, #words, blog

11 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 11: A Day in My Future

NaPoWriMo challenge for Day 11 is to write a poem that addresses the future, answering the questions “What does y(our) future provide? What is your future state of mind? If you are a citizen of the “union” that is...

#beach, #coaching, #creativity, #feelings, #future, #imagination, #life, #memories, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #plans, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #reminisce, #reminiscence, #thoughts, #words, blog

10 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 10: Resplendent Morning

The challenge today is to write a poem of simultaneity – in which multiple things are happing at once. I have penned down my thoughts around multiple things that make up a morning. Here’s my take at it. A...

#beauty, #dawn, #hope, #inspiration, #life, #morning, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #sun, #thoughts, #walk, #words, blog

09 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 9: Someone in Love

The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to write a poem in which something big and something small come together. Here’s what I came up with. I’ll reveal my metaphors for big and small in the end, while I’m sure...

#addiction, #gadget, #home, #human, #humane, #humour, #internet, #love, #mobile, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #obsession, #phone, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #romance, #sarcasm, #technology, blog

08 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 8: The Spell of Voodoo Queen

The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to write poems in which mysterious and magical things occur. Your poem could take the form of a spell, for example, or simply describe an event that can’t be understood literally. Feel free...

#black magic, #demon, #evil, #feelings, #free verse, #humour, #immortal, #magic, #museum, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #prose poem, #sorceress, #spell, #story, #thoughts, #thrill, #voodoo, #wicked, #witch, #words, blog

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