Though today is Day 2 of OctPoWriMo and Writober, it’s also Stream of Consciousness Saturday, so I thought I would start the day with some thoughts on “inspire/aspire/expire.” Unedited Stream of Consciousness At first I thought of the note I made yesterday about surrender: hope/disappointment/death and it fits. After looking up the words and findingContinue reading “My Consciousness Streams on Day 2: #OctPoWriMo #Writober #SoSC”
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#OctPoWriMo & #Writober Day 1: Surrender
Welcome to the first day of October! OctPoWriMo I woke up excited to get started on my first poem of October’s yearly poem-a-day challenge, and headed straight to the OctPoWriMo site. Though the heading on the Home page says “OctPoWriMo 2021”, the prompt is still the Day 31 prompt from last year. So, I hadContinue reading “#OctPoWriMo & #Writober Day 1: Surrender”
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”
Pathways: a video, music, and poetry project
Update 9/2/2021: After enjoying all the oral poetry for the Poetics prompt this week, I thought the poets of dVerse Poets Pub might enjoy this for Open Link Night. I hope you will check out today’s special guest post from Jacob M. Appel on revision as well. Here it is! My response to wRightingMyLife’s ChangingContinue reading “Pathways: a video, music, and poetry project”
Pretty Potato in the Wind
The Sunday poetry prompt #348 from Poetic Bloomings is Weather or Not. This prompt feels very timely since I took my flower pictures in the wind this morning. That little purple potato flower did not want to stop dancing to pose for my camera. Flower-a-day #8 And yesterday–the first time one of my closest friendsContinue reading “Pretty Potato in the Wind”
Fun With Mirrors
The Dverse Poets Pub’s challenge today is to try the Mirrored Refrain form created by Stephanie Repnyek. It looks like a fun challenge of rhyme and repetition. Here goes: A Needed Rest Fireflies’ sparks among the murmur,relief within the monotonous slop,illuminate the eighth-note rest,thrust of syncopation, surprise stop. A small puncture to the drone,the pointContinue reading “Fun With Mirrors”
Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Eight: Revise, Get Feedback, Revise Again
Revise After looking at all my redrafts, I made a few more changes to my poem and was about to upload it to Scribophile, when I saw that in this version the poem read in couplets. Here is the version I uploaded to Scribophile for critique: Cleaning All the Dirty Dishes An impression arrests fruitContinue reading “Revising Poetry-a Demonstration Part Eight: Revise, Get Feedback, Revise Again”
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”
Dactyls Dactyls Everywhere: not a ptero in sight.
Conviviality dance to the, dance to themusic of Chopin andwaltz with me, waltz with meround a nice fantasykeep up appearancessentimentalitiesbackhanded complimentsblacking out promises dance with me, dance with meturning me endlesslywaltz to the, waltz to themockingbird murmuringvisitors’ vanitiesblushing with jealousyechoing, echoingover the wonderful fantasy Today’s Meet the bar prompt at dVerse Poets Pub is toContinue reading “Dactyls Dactyls Everywhere: not a ptero in sight.”
Experience Writing 