National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write a poem that, like The Color of Pomegranates and “City That Does Not Sleep,” incorporates wild, surreal images. Try to play around with writing that doesn’t make formal sense, but which engages all the senses and involves dream-logic. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: For today’s prompt,Continue reading “Poem: Camouflage in the City on Easter Sunday”
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R is for ruddle- Poem: The Cave Wall
Today’s new word: ruddle n. a red variety of ocher, used for marking sheep, coloring, etc. v. (used with object), rud·dled, rud·dling. to mark or color with ruddle. Today’s word was found in a slightly roundabout way. I started at raddleman which directed me to ruddleman n. a person who deals in ruddle. National PoetryContinue reading “R is for ruddle- Poem: The Cave Wall”
q is for quires- Poem: Now I Lay Me
Today’s new word: quires n. 1. a set of 24 uniform sheets of paper. 2. Bookbinding . a section of printed leaves in proper sequence after folding; gathering. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Yesterday’s poem, Little Bee, is the featured poem on NaPoWriMo today. So exciting. Thank you. Write an abecedarian poem – a poemContinue reading “q is for quires- Poem: Now I Lay Me”
P is for perfidy- Poem: Little Bee
Today’s new word: perfidy n. 1. deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery. 2. an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write an elegy of your own, one in which the abstraction of sadness is communicated not through abstract words, but physical detail. This prompt is quite timely.Continue reading “P is for perfidy- Poem: Little Bee”
O is for ostracon – Poem: I Am a Piece
Today’s new word: ostracon n. a piece of pottery, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel. In an archaeological or epigraphical context, ostraca refer to sherds or even small pieces of stone that have writing scratched into them. Usually these are considered to have been broken off before the writing was added;Continue reading “O is for ostracon – Poem: I Am a Piece”
N is for nyctalopia and nympholepsy – Poem: Catch and Release
Today’s new word: nyctalopia n. night blindness. nympholepsy n. 1. an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs. 2. a frenzy of emotion, as for something unattainable. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write a poem that uses the form of a list to defamiliarize the mundane. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem aContinue reading “N is for nyctalopia and nympholepsy – Poem: Catch and Release”
L is for lucubration- Poem: Not Alone
Today’s new word: lucubration n. 1. laborious work, study, thought, etc., especially at night. 2. the result of such activity, as a learned speech or dissertation. Often lucubrations. 3. any literary effort, especially of a pretentious or solemn nature. National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write a poem about something mysterious and spooky! Writer’s Digest AprilContinue reading “L is for lucubration- Poem: Not Alone”
A is for Agita- Poem: How to take a picture of the mountain in the morning
Today’s new word: agita n. 1. heartburn; indigestion 2. agitation; anxiety National Poetry Writing Month prompt: Write a poem that provides the reader with instructions on how to do something. Writer’s Digest April PAD (poem a day) challenge: Write a morning poem My poem How to take a picture of the mountain in the morningContinue reading “A is for Agita- Poem: How to take a picture of the mountain in the morning”
#OctPoWriMo Day 13 Blitz Poem: If I Were You
Not Like You Absolute ultimatum Absolute end End of an age End of trust Trust is everything Trust betrayed Betrayed our love Betrayed and alone Alone, far from home Alone and afraid Afraid of uncertainty Afraid to discover Discover yourself Discover you were wrong Wrong to believe Wrong to deceive Deceive your believer Deceive withContinue reading “#OctPoWriMo Day 13 Blitz Poem: If I Were You”
#OctPoWriMo Day 10: Dancing On Air
This OctPoWriMo, I haven’t been as interested in working on poetry forms as I have in the past. However, today’s form, Con-Verse, appeals to me. Here’s my attempt: She Knows They’re Watching Flipping off her heals, releas- ing her toes to the cool breeze She bends her knees, loose hips swaying Her skirt joins theContinue reading “#OctPoWriMo Day 10: Dancing On Air”
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