#NaPoWriMo - Verses and Hues

27 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 27: Today- A Bliss (‘Duplex’ form)

Prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a “duplex.” A “duplex” is a variation on the sonnet, developed by the poet Jericho Brown. Here’s one of his first “Duplex” poems, and here is a duplex written by...

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26 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 26: An Epic Simile: Love- a choice?

Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that contains at least one of a different kind of simile – an epic simile. Also known as Homeric similes, these are basically extended similes that develop over multiple...

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25 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 25: The Magic of Poetry

Here’s my poem about how poetry heals me! The Magic of Poetry I stand under the starlit sky Perplexed, shattered, heartbroken Searching for a lamp to light the moon Raging with love, I look unto Thee, When...

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24 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 23: Can you find me?

Not really a poem inspired by detective novel or around similes but a riddle for you today 🙂 Hope its easy to guess! Poem: Can you find me? I had kept it on the refrigerator I think, Or...

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23 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 23: The true beauty

Today I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in the style of Kay Ryan, whose poems tend to be short and snappy – with a lot of rhyme and soundplay. They also have a deceptive simplicity about...

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22 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 22: The Chasm of Miracles

And now for our prompt (optional, as always). In honor of today’s being the 22nd day of Na/GloPoWriMo 2022, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that uses repetition. You can repeat a sound, a word, a phrase,...

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21 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 21: I am a poet

Here’s my poem for the day: Poem: I am a poet I am a poet I speak my heart I spill on paper, the ink of my emotions I become that ink – I am a poet I embellish...

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20 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 20: I Shine within

I am following the prompt of Artoonsinn today to write a poem inspired by the quote, “In the midst of winter, I found there was within me, an invincible summer.” Here’s my offering: Poem: I shine within ...

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19 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 19: Seeds of Poetry

Today’s challenge is to write a poem that starts with a command. It could be as uncomplicated as “Look,” as plaintive as “Come back,” or as silly as “Don’t you even think about putting that hot sauce in your...

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18 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 18: Have you felt the presence of God?

Today’s prompt is based on Faisal Mohyuddin’s poem “Five Answers to the Same Question.” Today, I’d like to challenge you to write your own poem that provides five answers to the same question – without ever specifically identifying the...

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