OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: In the Dark Times by Andres Rojas Online journal: Diode Poetry Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day 23 I Still Believe in Magic by Esther Jones Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is doing something you’ve always wanted to do Forms Joseph’s Star or LaJemme Ever since I startedContinue reading “October 24: Daring #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
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October 23: Being Grateful #OctPoWriMo and #Writober
OctPoWriMo Dodge Poetry Festival Eleven days of poets reading their work online. Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is being grateful Forms Trolaan or La’libertas Satisfied Stillness Thinking of gentle calmthankful for this timetender moments togethertension melting in his soft breaths Having this time to appreciateharmony in closenesshome in the curl of cuddlesholding soft warmth betweenContinue reading “October 23: Being Grateful #OctPoWriMo and #Writober”
October 22: Follow Your Gut #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: Residual Rubbernecking by Charles Bernstein Online journal: The Baffler Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day 21 Gongura on the Tongue by Sunita I found it interesting that she also related flavor to pride. Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is Follow Your Gut Forms Acrostic or Ottava Rima ForContinue reading “October 22: Follow Your Gut #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 21: Tasty Flavor #OctPoWriMo #Writober
I had trouble with incredibly slow internet all day, so I’m cutting this post short. OctPoWriMo Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is Taste Forms Free Verse The flavor of pride Summer ends and flits awayleaving behind its bountythe ears of corn from Father’s gardenhave no need for butter or saltthe light-yellow kernels sweet and juicyreleaseContinue reading “October 21: Tasty Flavor #OctPoWriMo #Writober”
October 20: Touching Textures #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Today was a serendipity-full day, so when I happened upon a site that does “Textile Poems,” I decided that was a perfect type of poem for today. I love making fabric art and really like the idea of its creation as a poem. Recommended poem: Wildfires by Zwia OnlineContinue reading “October 20: Touching Textures #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 19: Digging Deeper While Being Present #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
OctPoWriMo While looking for exercises to help me “did deeper”, I stumbled upon “The 5 Whys” and thought I would try using the technique in today’s poem Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: Life is Beautiful by Dorianne Laux Online journal: Canary Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day 18 My World by Sunita had aContinue reading “October 19: Digging Deeper While Being Present #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 18: Relax and Process #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft While looking for a poem to share for today, I found this really interesting article from National Writing Project called Channeling Emotion: One Way to Make Poems Out of Feelings Recommended poem: Any Morning by William StaffordLight Betrays by Krysta Lee Frost Online journal: Wildness Journal Spotlight Poem fromContinue reading “October 18: Relax and Process #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 17: My Wild Rhythm #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
I saw this video of fun, old Halloween music on A.M. Moscoso’s MY ENDURING BONES and I thought it fit nicely with today’s theme. There are a bunch of similar videos on Youtube, so my day’s soundtrack is set. OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: Her Strong Enchantments Failing by A E HousmanContinue reading “October 17: My Wild Rhythm #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 16: Turn the World Inside Out #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
Today’s theme made me think of tearing myself open and letting my insides pour out, but then I thought about radiating and rippling from a core or center which led me to creating these radiating inkblots. OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: Inside Out by Diane Wakoski Online journal: Poetry Foundation Spotlight PoemContinue reading “October 16: Turn the World Inside Out #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 15: Change of Perspective #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
Today’s theme, along with this great post on infrared photography and Halloween decorations, inspired a fun photo-adventure this morning. My camera has a cool filter that will let me choose red, blue, yellow or green and make everything else black and white. I grabbed my exercise mat and lay under some trees to see whatContinue reading “October 15: Change of Perspective #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”