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NaPoWriMo Day 23: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that responds, in some way, to another. This could be as simple as using a line or image from another poem as a jumping-off point, or it could be a more formal poetic response to the argument or ideas raised in another … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day22: I’m following the prompt of ArtoonsInn Poetry Parlour today that requires us to write a poem on the theme “A Colourful Ride.” Here’s my take for today: Life- A Colourful Ride The cruise of life, a journey unknown The ebbs and flows that make it a delight – Sometimes still, sometimes turbulent, But … Read more
I am following the prompt of ArtoonsInn Poetry Parlour for Day 19. The prompt is to write a poem on one of your memories Glorious Memories Head bowed, hands folded, bent on knees, We both were seated beside each other, The Holy book, ‘Guru Granth Sahib’ had been laid on stage, It was time for … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 17 : For better or worse, the moon seems to exert a powerful hold on poets, as this large collection of moon-themed poems suggests. Today, I’d like to challenge you to stop fighting the moon. Lean in. Accept the moon. The moon just wants what’s best for you and your poems. So yes – write … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 16: Because it’s Friday, today I’d like you to relax with the rather silly form called Skeltonic, or tumbling, verse. In this form, there’s no specific number of syllables per line, but each line should be short, and should aim to have two or three stressed syllables. And the lines should rhyme. You … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 13 Prompt: Write a poem in the form of a news article you wish would come out tomorrow. Artoonsinn Prompt: Write a poem on the theme “Sands of Time”. I didn’t quite follow the format of news article but this is what I would want to see in print in newspaper 🙂 I … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 12: I’m calling this one “Past and Future.” This prompt challenges you to write a poem using at least one word/concept/idea from each of two specialty dictionaries: Lempriere’s Classical Dictionary and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. A hat tip to Cathy Park Hong for a tweet that pointed me to the science fiction dictionary and to Hoa Nguyen for … Read more
I followed the prompt given by Artoonsinn Poetry Parlour for today. It requires us to write a poem on the theme “spotlight.” Poem: The Spotlight Effect The glitz and glamour Of the virtual and social life The number of ‘comments’ The spike in ‘likes’ A gradual trap into the ‘spotlight’ – A kind of sanction, … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 8 Prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to read a few of the poems from Spoon River Anthology, and then write your own poem in the form of a monologue delivered by someone who is dead. Not a famous person, necessarily – perhaps a remembered acquaintance from your childhood, like the gentleman who … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 6 Prompt: Our prompt yesterday asked you to take inspiration from another poem, and today’s continues in the same vein. This prompt, which comes from Holly Lyn Walrath, is pretty simple. As she explains it here: “Go to a book you love. Find a short line that strikes you. Make that line the title of … Read more