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The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to write a poem re-telling a family anecdote that has stuck with you over time. It could be the story of the time your Uncle Louis caught a home run ball, the time your Cousin May accidentally brought home a coyote and gave it a bath, thinking it was … Read more
The prompt of NaPoWriMo for today is to write a poem in which a villain faces an unfortunate situation, and is revealed to be human (but still evil). Perhaps this could mean the witch from Hansel & Gretel has lost her beloved cat, and is going about the neighborhood sticking up heart-wrenching “Lost Cat” signs, … Read more
Here’s today’s prompt. Dream dictionaries have been around as long as people have had dreams. Interestingly, if you consult a few of them, they nearly always tend to have totally different things to say about specific objects or symbols. Dreams, unlike words themselves, don’t seem to be nicely definable! At any rate, today’s prompt is … Read more
The challenge of NaPoWriMo on Friday, the 13th, is to write a poem in which the words or meaning of a familiar phrase get up-ended. For example, if you chose the phrase “A stitch in time saves nine,” you might reverse that into something like: “a broken thread; I’m late, so many lost.” Or “It’s … Read more
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 🙂 … Read more
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, lightning storms, or whatever seems fierce and free and strange. I … Read more
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 moment of hesitation … Read more
The most dominant creation of human Neither a robot nor a spaceship You may think of planes and medicines But oh dear, can they exist without me? It’s amazing how a piece of paper Is the supreme power in this world It’s wondrous how human created something That’s more valuable than … Read more
In the era of Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, it’s not only imperative to be socially active but also to be aware of their terminology/ abbreviations/ shortcuts. If you are not familiar with these shortcuts, then you are considered outdated, isn’t it? But these shortcuts have impacted our lives in ways that we have failed … Read more
Mish is hosting dVerse Poetics today. For today’s prompt, she’d like us to focus on metaphorical masks, or psychological masks, so to speak. Here’s my take at it: Hey you! Yes! I am talking to you Not the one who’s smiling at my disgracing cue But the real “You” The “You” behind the mask … Read more