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NaPoWriMo Final Day!

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Today is the last day of NaPoWriMo! I can’t believe I’ve been writing a poem everyday for a month. A big thanks to Maureen for successfully hosting another year of NaPoWriMo by constantly motivating and guiding us by providing interesting prompts each day! And finally, our final prompt – at least until next year! Today, we … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 29

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As I am travelling, I am not following the NaPoWriMo prompt today as well.  Here’s poem for today titled “A lizard on my wall”!     A lizard on my wall Doesn’t it say all? The creepy reptile majestically climbs my room’s wall     Aztec gold or arylide yellow yellowish brown or brownish yellow Caramel, … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 27: Mom’s Classic Pie

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The NaPoWriMo prompt for today is to write a poem that explores your sense of taste! This could be a poem about food, or wine, or even the oddly metallic sensation of a snowflake on your tongue.       A visit to mom forever a delight her zesty food dipped with affection garnished by … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 25: My secret chest

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Here’s the prompt for Day 25 of NaPoWriMo. In 1958, the philosopher/critic Gaston Bachelard wrote a book called The Poetics of Space, about the emotional relationship that people have with particular kinds of spaces – the insides of sea shells, drawers, nooks, and all the various parts of houses. Today, write a poem that explores … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 24: Ekphrasis

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It’s Day 24 of NaPoWriMo and the challenge today is to write a poem of ekphrasis — that is, a poem inspired by a work of art. But I’d also like to challenge you to base your poem on a very particular kind of art – the marginalia of medieval manuscripts. Here you’ll find some … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 23: Elevenie

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The prompt for Day Twenty-Three of NaPoWriMo is to write a double elevenie. What’s that? Well, an elevenie is an eleven-word poem of five lines, with each line performing a specific task in the poem. The first line is one word, a noun. The second line is two words that explain what the noun in the … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 22: Earth

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The NaPoWriMo prompt for today  is to write a georgic in honour of Earth Day. Georgic is a poem dealing with practical aspects of agriculture and rural affairs. I have not written a georgic but on the eve of Earth Day, I have written a Tanka to share my thoughts on the mighty creation of Lord. I have used the … Read more