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Today, the challenge of NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that reacts both to photography and to words in a language not your own. Begin with a photograph. Now find a poem in a language you don’t know. Ignore any accompanying English translation (maybe cover it up, or cut-and-paste the original into a new document). Now start … Read more
mounting unicorn soaring higher than my dreams spilling magic beans for utopia on earth welcome to a dreamer’s world! The post follows the prompt words “dream” and “magic” given by Elsie for her Weekly Tanka Challenge #77.
Lillian hosted Poetics at dVerse this Tuesday. She has provided us with images captured by Hubble space telescope and wants us to write a poem seeking inspiration from any one picture. I have written this poem for the picture. Photo Credit: ESA/Hubble; NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration A life beyond the life … Read more
De Jackson of WhimsyGizmo who is a Las Vegan, hosted Quadrille on Monday at dVerse, when we write a poem of exactly 44 words, including a given word. (I know I’m a little late for submission!) In light of the recent killings in Las Vegas, De rightly believes that in addition to prayers and healing, his … Read more
I wish there were a world where I wasn’t a prisoner of time I wish I could hook the ocean whose waves bid to force me drown I wish I could cage the moments and held them hostage of mine I wish I could silence the sounds that birth and thrust all wounds I wish … Read more