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Some days I’m not myselfbut still I am there, alive Some days I don’t feel like doing anythingbut still I end up doing all the chores Some days I don’t want to assess if everything is in orderbut then I rush to the grocery store Some days I’m not even interested in gossipbut neither … Read more
Frank Hubeny has given the prompt at dVerse to write a soliloquy. He says: Write a poem where you talk to yourself weighing different alternatives or where you try to find an explanation for something that doesn’t make sense or where you simply express how you feel about something. You are saying this mainly to … Read more
Today’s prompt comes from a poem by Kyle Dargan, called “Diaspora: A Narcolepsy Hymn.” This poem is inspired by the work of others – in this case, the poet Morgan Parker, and lyrics from songs by Beyoncé and The Notorious B.I.G. The poem also partakes of one of the most difficult poetic forms, the villanelle. … Read more
Day 2 prompt is based on this poem by Claire Wahmanholm, which transforms the natural world into an unsettled dream-place. One way it does this is by asking questions – literally. The poem not only contains questions, but ends on a question. Today, we have been challenged to write a poem that similarly resists closure … Read more