The prompt for NaPoWriMo is a form prompt called “The Shapes a Bright Container Can Contain.” We are to emulate a poems shape/line lengths and use the same first letter of each line. Over at the A to Z challenge there is a dice game of challenges and rewards. I’m enjoying their theme this year.Continue reading “Heightened Senses”
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Liminal Imagery
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to choose an image from @SpaceLiminalBot to inspire a poem. PAD Challenge: Write an active poem Self-fulfilling All of the shelves are emptythe end is near nothing left to read herethe end is near the light blotches in the blue carpetlead the eye to the liner left in the trash canContinue reading “Liminal Imagery”
Shuffling my deck
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt includes some arts and crafts. We are challenged to create a “Personal Universal Deck” of words, then use some in a poem. I also listened to an audio recording of Michael McClure giving a lecture explaining the deck. Sadly, it ends right before he’s going to discuss things that can be doneContinue reading “Shuffling my deck”
#NaPoWriMo Day 2: A Different Choice
The NaPoWriMo prompt this morning is to explore a road not taken. What would have happened if I made a different choice. The PAD Challenge prompt is “What will the future hold?” Over at A to Z they’re challenging writers to make bets with ourselves. I bet I can read and leave comments on fiveContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 2: A Different Choice”
April First: And so it begins
It’s the very first day of National Poetry Writing Month and the prompt is to “derange” myself, make the world strange and see it as a stranger. This could tie in nicely with the April PAD Challenge prompt: write an introduction poem. As part of my poem, I could introduce a stranger: create a personaContinue reading “April First: And so it begins”