Prompt by Maureen for Day 12: And now for another (optional) prompt from our archives. Today, I challenge you to write a poem that addresses itself or some aspect of its self (i.e., “Dear Poem,” or “what are my...
The prompt at ALS for Day 3 is as below: The World Outside My Window Everyone sees the world differently. When we are happy, the world outside appears full of glee, but when we are trapped in sadness or...
NaPoWriMo Day 2: The prompt given by Maureen is as below: And now for today’s (optional) prompt! The Romanian-born poet Paul Celan once wrote a series of surrealist questions and answers. Here are a couple of examples: What is forgetting? An...
NaPoWriMo Day 30: Yay! We did it again! I participated in NaPoWriMo hosted by three platforms this year and ended up writing 52 poems in the month of April! Thanks to everyone who took the time to read, like...
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...
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...
Prompt for today is to write a poem about a mythical person or creature doing something unusual – or at least something that seems unusual in relation to that person/creature. For example, what does Hercules do when he loses...
NaPoWriMo Day 30: ArtoonsInn Prompt: Write a poem on the theme “Poetry” Poetry- A Magic Wand! Scattered words Labyrinth of thoughts Emotions overflowing All woven together in soulful verses – Some reflections, some amusing, Some voice of the masses,...
NaPoWriMo Day 25: Our prompt for today (optional, as always) is to write an “occasional” poem. The poem you write can be for an occasion in the past or the future, one important to you and your family (a...