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”
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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”
October 7: Growing Pains #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep
OctPoWriMo I read an inspiring post this morning on The Boynton Blog. Poetry Karma by Dayna Patterson has good suggestions about how to spread your good energy and intention through the community. The post made me realize that my OctPoWriMo posts have been missing a crucial element: other people’s poems! So from now on, I’llContinue reading “October 7: Growing Pains #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep”
October 5: To Write From the Heart
#OctPoWriMo Today’s poetry prompt is writing from the heart Form shape poetry or Lysentia Rhyme Listen to the living heart My heart, though essential to my body,is but a pump, a circulatorIt is my voice, resonating through my being,that is my living heart, the heart of me My heart, though beating to the world’s rhythms,isContinue reading “October 5: To Write From the Heart”
October 1: #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep Here we go!
It’s a foggy, creepy morning. Perfect for photographing spiderwebs and getting into the October spirit. Happy first day of October and that means it’s time for some poetry and creepy, scary flash fiction! OctPoWriMo Poetry prompt Today’s OctPoWriMo prompt and the theme for this year is “Shine your light.” Forms Acrostic or Kyrielle Sonnet AnContinue reading “October 1: #OctPoWriMo #Writober and #NanoPrep Here we go!”
#NaPoWriMo Day 7: I read the news today, Oh Boy.
Blogging A to Z I am not doing a great job of bringing my musical terms into my poetry, but they are still fun words to explore. Maybe I’ll use them to write little micro-fictions instead. That could be fun. I recently read that April is also International Guitar Month, started in 1987 to promoteContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 7: I read the news today, Oh Boy.”
#NaPoWriMo Day 6: Vanity by any other name
Blogging A to Z enharmonic – tones which sound the same pitch, but are written & named differently NaPoWriMo Prompt: “write a poem from the point of view of one person/animal/thing from Hieronymous Bosch’s famous (and famously bizarre) triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights.” PAD Challenge Prompt: Write a trap poem The poem A GiantContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 6: Vanity by any other name”
#NaPoWriMo Day 5: Twenty Little Moments
I thought these prompts would be challenging, but once I decided on the abstract concept I wanted to explore for my metaphor, it really took me to some interesting places. I can see why I would visit this prompt again. NaPoWriMo Prompt: “Twenty Little Poetry Projects” Begin the poem with a metaphor. Say something specificContinue reading “#NaPoWriMo Day 5: Twenty Little Moments”
# NaPoWriMo Day 3: Playing with Sounds
On my search for “chromatic notes” in nature around my house, I found this odd assortment of bones in the water and on the rocks nearby. I found one similar to the largest bone about two months ago. I believe they are fish bones, but they could be bird, so I played archeologist and madeContinue reading “# NaPoWriMo Day 3: Playing with Sounds”
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