Today’s new word:
zeugma n. Grammar, Rhetoric. the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way, as in to wage war and peace or On his fishing trip, he caught three trout and a cold.
National Poetry Writing Month prompt:
Try your hand at a minimalist poem
Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge:
- Write a stop poem.
- Write a don’t stop poem.
My poems
Take a deep breath and d i v e in IV : ; CREAT E
Zeugma
During National/Global Poetry Writing Month, we wrote words and stanzas, rhythm and rhyme, and culture and community.
Reading
Today’s poetry book for inspiration is Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems by Joy Harjo