Today is reflection post day for the A to Z Challenge. I enjoyed their theme and posts about games this year. Though I did not remember to do the scavenger hunt, I really liked the idea, and if anyone is still looking for a post for “bear”, I wrote a poem called Black Bear’s Branch.Continue reading “Reflecting on the use of Janus words in my April poems”
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Happy May Day
I did it! I made it through April with over thirty new poems posted, inspired by NaPoWriMo and the Poem-a-Day Challenge. Congratulations to everyone who met these challenges. It was very fun to see the winners posted for last November’s Poem-a-Day Chapbook challenge. Congratulations De Jackson! At the A to Z Challenge there’s an after-challengeContinue reading “Happy May Day”
The Final Destination
Today’s final NaPoWriMo prompt is to write directions describing how a person should get to a particular place. The final PAD prompt is a goodbye poem. Over at the A to Z Challenge they have a word scramble. The Janus word for today is zip which can mean energy, vim, or nothing, nada, zero TimeContinue reading “The Final Destination”
An Irreplaceable View
Tonight is the Poetry & the Creative Mind Gala. It’s free. The NaPoWriMo prompt for today is to imagine looking through a window, any window, and describing what I see. The PAD prompt is to write an evening poem. Over at the A to Z Challenge they’re playing the Yes Game. My Janus word isContinue reading “An Irreplaceable View”
So Many Questions
The NaPoWriMo prompt for today is to write a poem that poses a series of questions. The PAD prompt is to write a remix poem. These should work well together. It’ll be interesting to look back through this month’s poems and see which questions spring to mind. My Janus for the A to Z challengeContinue reading “So Many Questions”
To Believe or Not Believe in Obscure Sorrows
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to find inspiration in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows . Both “sonder” and “occhiolism” made me think of the same thing, so I guess that’s the inspiration. The Poem-a-Day two for Tuesday is: Write a believe poem and/or… Write a don’t believe poem. At the A to Z Challenge they areContinue reading “To Believe or Not Believe in Obscure Sorrows”
The “news” Makes Parody Easy
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to write a parody. The PAD Challenge is a title prompt: “(blank) World”. Over at A to Z Challenge there’s a challenge to add some variety to the day. One of the options is to try a new kind of exercise. I saw cardio drumming for the first time on aContinue reading “The “news” Makes Parody Easy”
Exporting Flying Dreams
NaPoWriMo has a fun prompt where I’m to find an article about an animal and replace the animal name with an abstract or other specific concrete noun. The Poem-a-Day challenge is to write a question poem and my Janus word for the A to Z Challenge is unbending; meaning both rigid, inflexible, refusing to yieldContinue reading “Exporting Flying Dreams”
It’s Not Easy to Eagle a Mergansered Verb to a Terrible Appointment
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to write a response poem to another poem. The PAD challenge is to write an appointments poem. My Janus word for the A to Z Challenge is terrible which can mean formidable, or lousy. Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt inspired me to head over to ModPo on coursera to listen to and readContinue reading “It’s Not Easy to Eagle a Mergansered Verb to a Terrible Appointment”
A Feather in His Cap
Today NaPoWriMo,s challenge is a metonymy prompt: “write a poem that invokes a specific object as a symbol of a particular time, era, or place.” The Poem-a-Day prompt is to write a nature poem. Today’s Janus word for the A to Z Challenge is screen which can mean to conceal with or as if withContinue reading “A Feather in His Cap”
Experience Writing 