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#NaPoWriMo Day 13: I Steal Glances

Today I was inspired by the Reflections series by Sebastian Magnani. I was a little bummed that I got rid of the small mirrors I picked up as part of a Thor costume project because they would have been perfect, but, in a way, they would have been too similar to Mr. Magnani’s work. IContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 13: I Steal Glances”

#NaPoWriMo Day 12: Happy Bunny Day

Today I had some fun rearranging the basket I created yesterday. I added my inkblot eggs and took some photos of my plush peeps bunny to add to the collage. NaPoWriMo Prompt: write a triolet. I wanted to see more examples of triolets so I headed over to Shadow Poetry. PAD Challenge Prompt: write aContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 12: Happy Bunny Day”

#NaPoWriMo Day 11: Exploring Floriography

A to Z Challenge jam – improvisation jubiloso – play in a jubilant or exulted manner jentele – play in a pleasing, graceful or elegant manner NaPoWriMo Prompt: write a poem in which one or more flowers take on specific meanings Floriography is the language of flowers, a coded language used in Victorian times toContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 11: Exploring Floriography”

#NaPoWriMo Day 10: Hey Nah, Hey nah nah nah.

A to Z Challenge interval the distance in pitch between two notes intonation to play exactly on the proper pitch NaPoWriMo Today’s resource is a great website of poets reading their work called From the Fishouse. I enjoyed my introduction to the site “Still Life as Rocket: 42” by Kamilah Aisha Moon Prompt: write aContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 10: Hey Nah, Hey nah nah nah.”

#NaPoWriMo Day 9: Capturing Rainbow Butterflies

A to Z Challenge When I went to Sweden as an exchange student at thirteen, I had already been playing piano for eight years. Imagine my surprise to find that their scales had an H note. Mind- warping alternate reality. half-step the smallest distance possible between two notes harmony (from dictionary.com) any simultaneous combination ofContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 9: Capturing Rainbow Butterflies”

#NaPoWriMo Day 8: A crooked line

A to Z Challenge glissando – to slide: playing a very fast scale by a sliding movement grave – very slow NaPoWriMo Prompt: Start with a line from another poet. PAD Challenge Prompt: Write a future poem The Poem (first line from anne carson bot) A future voice in the dark I am asking youContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 8: A crooked line”

#NaPoWriMo Day 7: I read the news today, Oh Boy.

Blogging A to Z I am not doing a great job of bringing my musical terms into my poetry, but they are still fun words to explore. Maybe I’ll use them to write little micro-fictions instead. That could be fun. I recently read that April is also International Guitar Month, started in 1987 to promoteContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 7: I read the news today, Oh Boy.”

#NaPoWriMo Day 6: Vanity by any other name

Blogging A to Z enharmonic – tones which sound the same pitch, but are written & named differently NaPoWriMo Prompt: “write a poem from the point of view of one person/animal/thing from Hieronymous Bosch’s famous (and famously bizarre) triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights.” PAD Challenge Prompt: Write a trap poem The poem A GiantContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 6: Vanity by any other name”

#NaPoWriMo Day 5: Twenty Little Moments

I thought these prompts would be challenging, but once I decided on the abstract concept I wanted to explore for my metaphor, it really took me to some interesting places. I can see why I would visit this prompt again. NaPoWriMo Prompt: “Twenty Little Poetry Projects” Begin the poem with a metaphor. Say something specificContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 5: Twenty Little Moments”

# NaPoWriMo Day 4: Dreams and Wishes

I wrote a song called Haunting Dreams that I recorded with Maria and the Aftermath on our album Selective Memories. I uploaded it to HitRecord which is a fun site for artistic collaboration. I think it fits nicely with this theme. Blogging A to Z diminuendo – gradually get softer dolce – play with aContinue reading “# NaPoWriMo Day 4: Dreams and Wishes”