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”
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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”
October 14: Truth #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: The Real Meaning of Inferno by Lauren Scharhag Online journal: Poetica Review Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day 13 Crypt or Chrysalis by Kathleen Allen Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is Exploring your truth. Forms Villanelle or Cascade Feeding Fears An other-worldly black widow incapacitatesmesmerisms’s ghost on theContinue reading “October 14: Truth #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 13: Outside the Box #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: Drawing from the Boneyard by Ian McFarland Online journal: Vita Brevis Press Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day 12 Silly Sophie by Kay Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is Outside the Box Forms Pantoum or Oddquain Emerge Springundulatebobbing and weavingarabesque twirling on aspring Writober For today’s visual prompt,Continue reading “October 13: Outside the Box #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 12: Remember to Play #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: Questions for the Interrogation by Michael McGriff Online journal: Poetry Northwest Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day Open Invitation from Soapbox by Kay Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is Remember to Play Forms ZaniLa Rhyme or Tongue Twister Since today’s theme is play, I decided to do aContinue reading “October 12: Remember to Play #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 11: Hearing the Muse #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: Hold Close My Kidney in a Handbag or File Folder by E. Kristin Anderson Online journal: Cotton Xenomorph Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day Smoke by Payal Agarwal – I was impressed by how she incorporated multiple Tyburns into her freeform poem. Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt isContinue reading “October 11: Hearing the Muse #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 10: Letting Go #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: Pandemonium by Geoff Anderson Online journal: The Collagist Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day Mind and Heart by MK Vecchitto. Beautiful poem. I enjoyed her W’s and emotive visuals. Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt is Letting Go Forms Tyburn or CinqTroisDecaLa Searching the void heightenedlightenedbrightenedfrightenedreaching for a heightened,Continue reading “October 10: Letting Go #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 9: Shifting from Head to Heart #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
The morning was so beautiful, I wanted to share. Plus the shift of the water and the clouds fits in with today’s theme. OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Recommended poem: Rules for Poetry by Rick Lupert this funny poem published by Rattle led me to Rick Lupert’s Poetry Super Highway. Online journal: Poetry SuperContinue reading “October 9: Shifting from Head to Heart #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 8: Breaking Boundaries #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
This morning’s theme “Breaking Boundaries” inspired an exciting photo adventure. I looked at things I see every day with fresh perspective. OctPoWriMo Read for inspiration and craft Louise Glück won the 2020 Nobel Prize for Literature. Here’s an encouraging clip of her talking about poetry. Recommended poem: Vespers by Louise GlückOnline journal: Poetry Foundation SpotlightContinue reading “October 8: Breaking Boundaries #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
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