OctPoWriMo 2023:Facing Our Fears Arachnophobia: It was kind of funny during the second week of ModPo during office hours, I found that all the poems were about spiders. For today’s poem, write a response to one of the poems below. You can reply to it in any way you would like. Do you agree withContinue reading “Oct. 22 Prompts: Creepy Crawlies”
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Oct. 21 Prompts: Hiding in the Swamp
The Swamp by Maria L. Berg 2018 OctPoWriMo 2023:Facing Our Fears Fear of Science Run Amok: Write today’s poem as a mad scientist. Your poem may be the formula for your greatest discovery or invention. Your poem may be your manifesto, or your frustrations with limitation, or just the rantings of a mad man. IContinue reading “Oct. 21 Prompts: Hiding in the Swamp”
Oct. 20 Prompts: In a Thick Fog
OctPoWriMo 2023:Facing Our Fears Lost Version One: Write a poem about a time you’ve been lost or felt lost. This could be a fun day to try another spoken poem in a different space. To create a spoken poem, record yourself speaking the poem as it comes to you then copy down what you said,Continue reading “Oct. 20 Prompts: In a Thick Fog”
Oct. 19 Prompts: Screams in the Night
OctPoWriMo 2023:Facing Our Fears Body Horror: Write a poem about the thing or things that scare you about the human body. This could be a fun day to do a spoken poem. To create a spoken poem, record yourself speaking the poem as it comes to you then copy down what you said, and useContinue reading “Oct. 19 Prompts: Screams in the Night”
Oct. 18 Prompts: Fear of the Living Dead Trespasser
OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Fear of Trespass: Write your poem in the language of a police report in which the burglar or attacker was supernatural. I highly recommend reading Pasco police officers report DUI arrest in poem form (not supernatural) for inspiration. Here’s a resource on How to Write a Police Report. And here’sContinue reading “Oct. 18 Prompts: Fear of the Living Dead Trespasser”
Oct. 17 Prompts: Phases of the Moon
It’s hard to believe we are already over halfway through the month and these challenges. Even if you’re just joining now, there’s still plenty of time to get some fun, spooky writing done and face your fears through your poems. Feel free to link up to any of the prompts so far as well asContinue reading “Oct. 17 Prompts: Phases of the Moon”
Oct. 16 Prompts: Sexy Blood Suckers
OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Fear of Fangs: Write a poem that includes being bit (by something or someone) and biting (something or someone). A Triple Tetractys might be fun with this prompt. Writober 2023 Today’s image prompt is a creepy find. Those creatures look like they could have fangs. Halloween Photography Challenge Please linkContinue reading “Oct. 16 Prompts: Sexy Blood Suckers”
Oct. 15 Prompts: Carving Scary Faces
OctPoWriMo 2023:Facing Our Fears Fear of Norms: Write a poem from the POV of a monster or your jack-o-lantern. What specifically does the monster fear? You may want to write it as a Bop. Here’s a bop I wrote for OctPoWriMo 2019: Crossing the threshold InsideFlannel pajamascovered in blanketsheating pad on my bellyalone in thoughtfulContinue reading “Oct. 15 Prompts: Carving Scary Faces”
Oct. 14 Prompts: Not in the Grave
OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Dream or Nightmare: Have you ever died in a dream, or woken up just before? Carefully describe such an image from a dream. Use that image to explore a specific fear. Writing a Nocturne seems like a good fit for this prompt. You may want to read Nocturne by LouiseContinue reading “Oct. 14 Prompts: Not in the Grave”
Oct. 13 Prompts: Stirring the Ashes
OctPoWriMo 2023: Facing Our Fears Fear of the known: Choose one of your questions from yesterday and use all of your imagination to answer it in a way that doesn’t frighten you. You may want to organize your answer in the Rispetto form. Here’s a rispetto I wrote in November 2017: The Mentor and MenteeContinue reading “Oct. 13 Prompts: Stirring the Ashes”
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