A to Z Challenge Today is exciting for me. A day when all of the prompts and my choice for A to Z work together. Dream Music! Yay! moderato – rather fast melody – succession of musical tones, prominent part contrasted to harmony meno mosso – less motion or speed morendo – a dying awayContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 15: Music in my Dreams”
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#NaPoWriMo Day 14: An Open Letter to An Evil/Misguided/Idiot
*Every nose is from Vanity Fair Magazine which I never subscribed to nor wanted, but came when I ordered the New Yorker, then tried to collect from me when I unsubscribed from the New Yorker (So much disappointment). Odd how I suddenly understand collage. I don’t mean to keep doing collages, but I get inspired.Continue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 14: An Open Letter to An Evil/Misguided/Idiot”
#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”
Innovations in Klecksography
Hi everyone! In preparation for poetry month in only two and a half weeks, I thought I would get in the mood by diving back into the joy of klecksography. If you haven’t read my previous posts on the matter and have no idea what I’m talking about, you might want to take a quickContinue reading “Innovations in Klecksography”
F is for fainéant
Today’s new word: fainéant n. an idler. adj. idle; indolent. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write a poem that emphasizes the power of “if,” of the woulds and coulds and shoulds of the world. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: “After (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the newContinue reading “F is for fainéant”