I guess I need to be more careful with the words I choose for A to Z. Just yesterday I was talking about how acceptance is so important and how I want to be accepting of everything that comes this month, and this morning I wake up to no internet. My internet was out allContinue reading “Poetry as Boxes”
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Poetry Month Begins with Acceptance
The author reflects on the positive start to NaPoWriMo, celebrating acceptance and self-acceptance. They also share plans for writing and reading poetry throughout the month, embracing new challenges and opportunities.
Collective Behavior of Lemmings
Yesterday’s Poetics prompt at dVerse Poets Pub was to use the concept of leaping in a poem. I’ve been exploring collective motion and behaviors in my photography this last week, so this prompt made me think of lemmings. I started searching for photographs of lemmings leaping over a cliff and found this Disney documentary fromContinue reading “Collective Behavior of Lemmings”
Poetry Wordfall Cascades
The dVerse Poets Pub prompt calls for a Cascade form poem with repeated lines. Berg’s “The Rush of a Wordfall” explores the impact of words on interpretation and the neuroscience behind art.
Before His Obsession with Knots
A boy’s tragic loss leads to a disfigured villain. His heartache drives him to harm others. A dark prequel poem unfolds.
Poetry as Dance
The dVerse Poets Pub prompt for a dance-themed poem is explored in Maria L. Berg’s “Learning the Moves” which captures the rhythm and grace of dance.
2023 in Review as A Poem
He Chose Me Years Ago Composure wishes for singularityHe is a whirl of spring airWe join in harmony Creation is a cypress swampMy driveway is a testament The perfect summer sunlight filled the empty bottleI don’t remember why we were talking about hummingbirds How you entreat for signs of affectionHuman bodies are so fragileIt’s aContinue reading “2023 in Review as A Poem”
How I Approach the Blank White Page
Tidying the Workbench When I aim to write a poemsitting with intention, holding my pen;I am the small, tidying mouse in a shed caught on night-vision video in Walesand the blank page is my box. I find the ideas scatteredall over the workbenchand set to task selectingclothespins of connectionsnuts and bolts of meaninglong straws ofContinue reading “How I Approach the Blank White Page”
Oct. 31 Prompts: Show Off Your Costumes
HAPPY HaLLoWEEN!! It’s here. IT’S HERE! All our fun has built to this one last poem, one last flash, one last Halloween photo shoot and then Halloween will turn into November. OctPoWriMo 2023:Facing Our Fears Let’s end with the prompt I wrote as a warm up, “You Don’t Frighten Me.” If you tried it theContinue reading “Oct. 31 Prompts: Show Off Your Costumes”
Oct. 30 Prompts: Beware the Cat
Here we are at the penultimate prompt post. How is everyone feeling? Sad it’s ending; relieved it’s over, excited by all the creativity and wanting more? I’m feeling all of those things. I’m glad I took on hosting all three challenges. I love them all. Next year, I’ll (hopefully) be more prepared. I appreciate everyContinue reading “Oct. 30 Prompts: Beware the Cat”
Experience Writing 