#poem - Verses and Hues

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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23 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 23: Wish I could change this moment

And now for today’s (optional) prompt! Kate Greenstreet’s poetry is spare, but gives a very palpable sense of being spoken aloud – it reads like spoken language sounds. In our interview with her, she underscores this, stating that “when...

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22 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 22: Impossible is Possible

The challenge today is to take one of the following statements of something impossible, and then write a poem in which the impossible thing happens: The sun can’t rise in the west. A circle can’t have corners. Pigs can’t...

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21 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 21: Narcissism of Narcissus

The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is based in the myth of Narcissus. After reading the myth, try writing a poem that plays with the myth in some way. For example, you could imagine that imagine the water is speaking...

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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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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...

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