by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 25, 2018 | NaPoWriMo 2018, Poetry
Today, challenge given by NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that takes the form of a warning label . . . for yourself! Here are my warnings! Poem: My assertions I must remain committed To my early morning regime To ensure my morning walks And to fit yoga in...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 24, 2018 | NaPoWriMo 2018, Poetry
The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to write an elegy – a poem typically written in honor or memory of someone dead. But we’d like to challenge you to write an elegy that has a hopefulness to it. Here’s my submission: Poem: My Elegy For You Dismayed by...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 23, 2018 | NaPoWriMo 2018, Poetry
And now for today’s (optional) prompt! Kate Greenstreet’s poetry is spare, but gives a very palpable sense of being spoken aloud – it reads like spoken language sounds. In our interview with her, she underscores this, stating that “when you hear it, you write it...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 22, 2018 | NaPoWriMo 2018, Poetry
The challenge today is to take one of the following statements of something impossible, and then write a poem in which the impossible thing happens: The sun can’t rise in the west. A circle can’t have corners. Pigs can’t fly. The clock can’t strike thirteen. The stars...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 21, 2018 | NaPoWriMo 2018, Poetry
The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is based in the myth of Narcissus. After reading the myth, try writing a poem that plays with the myth in some way. For example, you could imagine that imagine the water is speaking to you, the narcissus flower. Or you could write a...
