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30 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 30: The World of Words

Yay! Finally we have reached the end of the journey with pride, elation, learning and growth! Thanks to Maureen for this stupendous journey. The challenge today is to write a poem that engages with a strange and fascinating fact....

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29 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 29: Reincarnation of Love

I am off prompt today due to some urgent personal commitment! But here’s what I could manage to write. Poem: Reincarnation of Love We pursuit love in this whole world We expect love from everyone we love But...

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28 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 28: A Letter to my Younger self

The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to draft a prose poem in the form/style of a postcard. I’ve written a post card poem in the form of a letter to my younger self. Something that has been on my...

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27 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 27: The Magical Words

NaPoWriMo challenge for today is to pick any tarot card and then to write a poem inspired either by the card or by the images or ideas that are associated with it. I have chosen the card of “The Magician”...

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26 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 26: Little Angel

The challenge today is to write a poem that includes images that engage all five senses. Try to be as concrete and exact as possible with the “feel” of what the poem invites the reader to see, smell, touch,...

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25 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 25: My assertions

Today, challenge given by NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that takes the form of a warning label . . . for yourself! Here are my warnings! Poem: My assertions I must remain committed To my early...

#affirmation, #assertions, #creativity, #fun, #inspiration, #introspection, #napo, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #optimism, #poem, #poet, #poetry101, #poetrychallenge, #reflections, #truth, #warning

24 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 24: My Elegy For You

The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to write an elegy – a poem typically written in honor or memory of someone dead. But we’d like to challenge you to write an elegy that has a hopefulness to it. Here’s...

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20 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 20: Obnoxious Men

Our prompt for the day takes its cue from Notley’s rebelliousness, and asks to write a poem that involves rebellion in some way. The speaker or subject of the poem could defy a rule or stricture that’s been placed...

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12 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 12: Home Sweet Home

The challenge of NaPoWriMo for today is to specifically write a haibun that takes in the natural landscape of the place you live. It may be the high sierra, dusty plains, lush rainforest, or a suburbia of tiny, identical...

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