Today’s new word: grig n. 1. a cricket or grasshopper. 2. a small or young eel. 3. a lively person. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Think about the argot of a particular job or profession, and see how you can incorporate it into a metaphor that governs or drives your poem. The provided list ofContinue reading “G is for grig- Poem: The Horror Show”
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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”
E is for eleemosynary- Poem:Donations Eaten by Bureaucracy
Today’s new word: eleemosynary adj. 1. of or relating to alms, charity, or charitable donations; charitable. 2. derived from or provided by charity. 3. dependent on or supported by charity. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: “Write a poem that incorporates at least one of the following: (1) the villanelle form, (2) lines taken from anContinue reading “E is for eleemosynary- Poem:Donations Eaten by Bureaucracy”
D is for dysphemism
Today’s new word: dysphemism n. 1. the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one. 2. an expression so substituted, as “cancer stick” for “cigarette.” National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write your own sad poem, but one that achieves sadness through simplicity. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge:Continue reading “D is for dysphemism”
C is for cathect- Poem:Call of the King Fisher
Today’s new word: cathect vt. to invest with mental or emotional energy National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write something that involves a story or action that unfolds over an appreciable length of time. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: Write an animal poem. The poem could be about an animal. Or it couldContinue reading “C is for cathect- Poem:Call of the King Fisher”
B is for Brobdingnagian-Poem: Before Work
Today’s new word: Brobdingnagian adj. of huge size; gigantic; tremendous n. 1. a giant; a being of tremendous size 2. an inhabitant of Brobdingnag I came across this word in a book by Roy Peter Clark. It was fun to find out it comes from the fictional land of Brobdingnag from Gulliver’s Travels by JonathanContinue reading “B is for Brobdingnagian-Poem: Before Work”
Happy May! A recap of my April adventures and what’s next
I want to start by saying thank you to all of the organizers of NaPoWriMo and A to Z Challenge and the poets of dVerse. And the poets that included my poems in their lists, especially David Ellis at Too Full To Write. I also want to thank everyone who read my poems and leftContinue reading “Happy May! A recap of my April adventures and what’s next”
Z is for Zenography
zenography: noun – the study of the planet Jupiter Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt was to write a poem that engages with a strange and fascinating fact. It says to take a cue from Borges. I tried to read Ficciones as part of Summer Reading Bingo last Summer, but had trouble getting into the stories. Maybe I’llContinue reading “Z is for Zenography”
Extra W is for Wazzock
wazzock: noun (mildly pejorative, slang) – a stupid or annoying person (Britain, originally Northern England). Today is not one of the days of the A to Z Challenge, but I finished Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman last night and the word “wazzock” usedContinue reading “Extra W is for Wazzock”
Y is for Yawping
yawping: noun – a strident utterance. strident: adjective – characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound. urban dictionary: verb – the act of bellowing at someone down the street, especially from a window. yawp/yaup: verb – to make a raucous noise 2. clamor, complain: noun – yawper yawp: noun – a raucous noise 2. somethingContinue reading “Y is for Yawping”
Experience Writing 