The prompt for the day is inspired by McKibbens, who posted these thoughts on her Twitter account a few months back: What do you deserve? Name it. All of it. What are you ready to let go of? Name that too. Then name the most gentle gift for yourself. Name the...
Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem of the possible. What does that mean? Well, take a look at these poems by Raena Shirali and Rachel Mennies. Both poems are squarely focused not on what has happened, or what will happen, but on what might happen if the...
Today’s prompt is based in a poem by Larry Levis called “The Two Trees.” It is a poem that seems to meander, full of little digressions, odd bits of information, but fundamentally, it is a poem that takes time. It takes its time getting where it’s going, and the...
Once again it is that time of the year which we all poetry lovers eagerly await. Yes! It’s NaPoWriMo/ GloPoWriMo month, when we write a poem everyday for 30 days on the prompt (optional) given by our dear Maureen 🙂 So, here we begin our journey today with the...
You kill me everyday With words that you don’t say Some words of love and care That I’ve always longed to hear Some words that are a caution That I await before each fall Some words that make me aware Of your presence in my life Some words that make me realize That...
