by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 16, 2019 | NaPoWriMo 2019, Poetry
Today, the challenge is to write a poem that uses the form of a list to defamiliarize the mundane. Poem: List of mundane, yet not so mundane The grocery list- never seems to be clear, there’s always one on the list The clothes and toys- my kids have outgrown...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 15, 2019 | NaPoWriMo 2019, Poetry
Our prompt for today (optional, as always), takes its inspiration from the idea of a poem as a sort of tiny play, which can be performed dramatically. In the 1800s, there was quite a fad for monologue-style poems that lend themselves extremely well to dramatic...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 14, 2019 | NaPoWriMo 2019, Poetry
Today, the challenge is to write a poem that incorporates homophones, homographs, and homonyms, or otherwise makes productive use of English’s ridiculously complex spelling rules and opportunities for mis-hearings and mis-readings. Here’s my take using some...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 13, 2019 | NaPoWriMo 2019, Poetry
Our optional prompt for the day takes its cue from Prelutsky’s poem, as well as this poem by Dean Young, called “Belief in Magic.” Today, the challenge is to write a poem about something mysterious and spooky! Your poem could be about something that is mysterious and...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 12, 2019 | NaPoWriMo 2019, Poetry
Today, the challenge is to write a poem about a dull thing that you own, and why (and how) you love it. Alternatively, what would it mean to you to give away or destroy a significant object. Your love letters A cool winter morning, when Sun decided to unwind...
