by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 10, 2018 | NaPoWriMo 2018, Poetry
The challenge today is to write a poem of simultaneity – in which multiple things are happing at once. I have penned down my thoughts around multiple things that make up a morning. Here’s my take at it. A walking trail in wee hours of morning Is rife with...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 9, 2018 | NaPoWriMo 2018, Poetry
The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to write a poem in which something big and something small come together. Here’s what I came up with. I’ll reveal my metaphors for big and small in the end, while I’m sure you’ll be able to guess by then 🙂 ...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 8, 2018 | NaPoWriMo 2018, Poetry
The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to write poems in which mysterious and magical things occur. Your poem could take the form of a spell, for example, or simply describe an event that can’t be understood literally. Feel free to incorporate crystal balls, fauns,...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 7, 2018 | NaPoWriMo 2018, Poetry
Today is seventh day of NaPoWrimo. The challenge today is to write out a list of all of your different layers of identity. For example, you might be a wife, a grandmother, a Philadelphian, a dental assistant, a rabid Phillies fan, a seamstress, retiree, agnostic,...
by Feelings and Freedom | Apr 6, 2018 | NaPoWriMo 2018, Poetry
The prompt for day 6 is to write a poem that stretches your comfort zone with line breaks. That could be a poem with very long lines, or very short lines. Or a poem that blends the two. You might break to emphasize (or de-emphasize) sounds or rhymes, or to create a...
