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Here’s the prompt for Day 9: Our (optional) prompt for the day asks you to engage in another kind of cross-cultural exercise, as it is inspired by the work of Sei Shonagon, a Japanese writer who lived more than 1000 years ago. She wrote a journal that came to be known as The Pillow Book. … Read more
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 brightest song your body’s … Read more
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 conditions are right. Today, … Read more
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 action of the poem itself takes … Read more
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 I’m more … Read more
It’s never too late to begin and we are never too old to set a new goal or chase our lost dreams. Regrets have become a part of our nature. We often keep resenting our lost opportunities but we forget that in doing so, we might be repeating our past mistakes, we might end up … Read more
A solitary reaper in the cage of life I was frantically foraging my identity You appeared adoringly to avow your love And I discerned you were the true purpose of my life O dear! I was the princess of your empire And I adorned that identity with glee and pride Until … Read more
Yay! Finally we have reached the end of the journey with pride, elation, learning and growth! Thanks to Maureen for this stupendous journey. The challenge today is to write a poem that engages with a strange and fascinating fact. It could be an odd piece of history, an unusual bit of art trivia, or something … Read more
The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to draft a prose poem in the form/style of a postcard. I’ve written a post card poem in the form of a letter to my younger self. Something that has been on my mind for quite some time 🙂 Post card Poem: A Letter to my Younger self … Read more
NaPoWriMo challenge for today is to pick any tarot card and then to write a poem inspired either by the card or by the images or ideas that are associated with it. I have chosen the card of “The Magician” and came up with the following poem taking a cue from its meaning. Poem: The Magical … Read more