Today is a special poetry day for me. David at The Skeptic’s Kaddish wrote a response poem to one of my poems. It’s a beautiful pairing. Go check it out. And Laura presented a fun challenge at dVerse Poets Pub yesterday that I will tackle today. Laura’s challenge is to write a Shadow Sonnet. ThisContinue reading “Light and Shadow: Janus words and a shadow sonnet”
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2021 Review & Planning for the New Year
A Review of Experience Writing 2021 This fall has been intense: jumping out of bed every day to explore new photography ideas and write a poem. I know exactly what I’ve been doing since October first, but what was I up to last January? I’m glad I took a look because I don’t want thisContinue reading “2021 Review & Planning for the New Year”
#2021picoftheweek: An Open Book
For Of Maria Antonia’s Photo Challenge #50: An Open Book. I have seen this shot many times, but not tried it. This prompt inspired me to give it a go.
The Novelinee is new to me
Today’s prompt from Laura at Dverse Poets Pub is to write a Novelinee, a nine line stanza with a rhyme scheme in iambic pentameter. Let’s see what I can come up with. In novelty a sudden interest overpowers calmand everywhere I look a present fallslike plums too high to pluck now in my palmenthralling rubberContinue reading “The Novelinee is new to me”
Oral Poetry: Trying a new writing process
The Poetics challenge from Ingrid at dVerse Poets Pub is to write a poem without writing it down. This intrigued me and sounded like a great way to start exploring some ideas for this month’s Changing Focus project around the theme “reflections.” I thought I’d share this vocal warm-up I like to do before recordingContinue reading “Oral Poetry: Trying a new writing process”
Yummy Summer Blackberries
Flower-a-day #10 The blackberries are so sweet right now. I love snacking on them in the late morning, and the vine treated me to this flower, promising more to come.
Playing with Anapests in Monotetra
Today’s Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub is to use a movie quote in a poem. Mish provided a list to choose from. When I saw “It’s alive! It’s alive!” from Frankenstein (1931), the repetition reminded me of a poetry form. I looked back through my poems from last OctPoWriMo and found it in myContinue reading “Playing with Anapests in Monotetra”
Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Seven: Emulate another poem or poet
Emulate another poem or poet I picked up a copy of The Practicing Poet: Writing Beyond the Basics by Diane Lockward. In the Craft Tip #3 Poem and Prompt section, she talks about “Variation on a Theme by Elizabeth Bishop” by John Murillo. This poem is based on “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop. Take aContinue reading “Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Seven: Emulate another poem or poet”
Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Six: Redrafting for rhythm and rhyme
Looking over my favorite lines from my two upside-down poems in the last post, I started noticing some interesting, slightly altered repetition. But before we jump into the next round of drafts which will get us looking at rhythm and rhyme, I want to share something fun I found. Poemage Poemage is a visual close-readingContinue reading “Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Six: Redrafting for rhythm and rhyme”
Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Five: New Redrafting Ideas
The dVerse Poets Pub prompt for Poetics is Blue Tuesday. Sarah challenges us to write Blue poems which gave me an idea for another redraft, “Put a color on it.” This a great way to think about revising to emotion as well. When you’ve identified the mood and emotion you want your poem to convey,Continue reading “Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Five: New Redrafting Ideas”
Experience Writing 