#NaPoWriMo - Verses and Hues

03 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 3: One grain of sand

NaPoWriMo Day 3 Prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to make a “Personal Universal Deck,” and then to write a poem using it. The idea of the “Personal Universal Deck” originated with the poet and playwright Michael McClure,...

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02 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 2: Please forgive me

This poem has been written following the prompt of Poetry Parlour for Day 2 that requires to start the poem with a “Thank You” and end it with “Sorry”. I’ve written the below poem as an ode to all...

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02 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 2: The Road to Creativity

Prompt for NaPoWriMo Day 2: In the world of well-known poems, maybe there’s no gem quite so hoary as Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.” Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem about your own road...

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30 Apr

I feel alive, everyday: NaPoWriMo Day 30

NaPoWriMo Day 30: Yay! I did it again, fourth year in a row 🙂 Today is the last day of NaPoWriMo 2020 and I’m super excited that I completed it successfully, following all prompts to the ‘T’. It was...

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29 Apr

Meow Meow: NaPoWriMo Day 29

NaPoWriMo Day 29: With just one more day to go, our daily prompt (optional, as always) asks us to write a paean to the stalwart hero of your household: your pet. Sing high your praises and tell the tale...

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28 Apr

My room as a child: NaPoWriMo Day 28

NaPoWriMo Day 28: Today’s (optional) prompt is brought to us by the Emily Dickinson Museum. First, read this brief reminiscence of Emily Dickinson, written by her niece. And now, here is the prompt that the museum suggests: Martha Dickinson Bianchi’s description...

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27 Apr

Review of my better half: NaPoWriMo Day 27

NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo Day 27: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in the form of a review. But not a review of a book or a movie of a restaurant. Instead, I challenge you to write a...

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26 Apr

My Musings Today: NaPoWriMo Day 26

NaPoWriMo Day 26: For this prompt, you will need to fill out, in five minutes or less, the following “Almanac Questionnaire.” Then, use your responses as to basis for a poem. I’ve listed my answers alongside and tried to...

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25 Apr

Paradox of life:NaPoWriMo Day 25

NaPoWriMo Day 25: The prompt, which you can find in its entirety here, was developed by the poet and teacher Hoa Nguyen, asks you to use a long poem by James Schuyler as a guidepost for your poem. This is a...

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24 Apr

Mango- A divinity: NaPoWriMo Day 24:

NaPoWriMo Day 24: Today’s prompt is a fairly simple one: to write about a particular fruit – your choice. But I’d like you to describe this fruit as closely as possible. Perhaps your poem could attempt to tell the...

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