NaPoWriMo… An Angel Weeps #NaPoWriMo (3) 2017 3 Apr 2017May 2, 2018 © originally written 2012 (private) - unpublished Leona Mae (MINO) ATKINSON 1934FB03-2012JN30 Today, an angel weeps for every broken heart, Suffering the loss of one who did depart A sister,…
NaPoWriMo… NaPoWriMo Index 2017 31 Mar 2017May 2, 2018 NaPoWriMo is National Poetry Writing Month. It occurs every year. I missed 2017, because work was so busy. I do not consider myself a writer, I have always been a…
NaPoWriMo… I Remember #NaPoWriMo (29) 29 Apr 2016April 25, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem based on things you remember. ============================================================================ I remember your touch when you held my hand; I remember your kisses sweet, I remember how you…
NaPoWriMo The Prince, The Fox and The Sword of Light #NaPoWriMo (27) 28 Apr 2016May 3, 2018 Long line assignment: Long lines, like a ballad, I can do! :) This verse is based upon a story (by Mara Freeman) of the same name, that I heard a…
Poetry - RainGate No More Sunsets for Two 25 Apr 2016April 24, 2018 Gus-eed up in his best blue jeans, and cowboy hat, of course; The Sheriff goes into the barn, to tend his favourite horse! Insep'rable pair -- that man and mare;…
NaPoWriMo… The Most Fleeting Season #NaPoWriMo (25) 25 Apr 2016April 29, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem that begins with a line from another poem (not necessarily the first one), but then goes elsewhere with it. For example, you could begin,…
NaPoWriMo… Only Words Remain #NaPoWriMo (23) 23 Apr 2016May 1, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a sonnet. In a way, they are essays written in verse! Sonnets usually pose a question of a sort, explore the ideas raised by the…
NaPoWriMo… Rocky Mountain Goats #NaPoWriMo (22) 22 Apr 2016April 28, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: a challenge from Gloria Gonsalves, to write a poem in honor of Earth Day. ============================================================================ Goats in the Rocky Mountains have a great deal of common…
NaPoWriMo… Oh, What Mother Said! #NaPoWriMo (20) 20 Apr 2016April 26, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a kenning. Kennings were riddle-like metaphors used in the Norse sagas. Basically, they are ways of calling something not by its actual name, but by…
NaPoWriMo… Romance a Dinner for Two #NaPoWriMo (19) 19 Apr 2016April 25, 2018 Many years ago, “didactic” poetry was very common – in other words, poetry that explicitly sought to instruct the reader in some kind of skill or knowledge, whether moral, philosophical,…
NaPoWriMo… “Listen to Your Mother” #NaPoWriMo (18) 18 Apr 2016April 28, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem that incorporates “the sound of home.” Think back to your childhood, and the figures of speech and particular ways of talking that the…
NaPoWriMo… Canadian Graffiti #NaPoWriMo (16) 16 Apr 2016April 28, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem incorporating, or based on, one or more of your answers to the following "Almanac Questionnaire." WEATHER: JANUARY SNOW | FOUND ON STREET: CIGARETTE…
NaPoWriMo… Out All Night #NaPoWriMo (15) 15 Apr 2016April 28, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a poem that incorporates the idea of doubles, because today marks the halfway point of NaPoWriMo's 30-day sprint. ============================================================================ Oh, what was it I was…
NaPoWriMo… Breaking Heart Serenade #NaPoWriMo (14) 14 Apr 2016May 1, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a seven-line poem called a san san, which means “three three” in Chinese (It’s also a term of art in the game Go). The san san…
NaPoWriMo… Fate in the Folds of a Cookie #NaPoWriMo (13) 2016 13 Apr 2016May 4, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: beat bad luck away with a poem inspired by fortune cookies. ============================================================================ So, popular fortune cookies are, I questioned it a little; How one's future sits…
NaPoWriMo… My Irish Castle at Sunrise #NaPoWriMo (11) 11 Apr 2016April 29, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem in which you closely describe an object or place, and then end with a much more abstract line that does not seemingly have…
NaPoWriMo… Behind the Hidden Staircase #NaPoWriMo (10) 10 Apr 2016April 29, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a “book spine” poem. This involves taking a look at your bookshelves, and writing down titles in order (or rearranging the titles) to create…
Poetry - RainGate A Vow Between Brothers 10 Apr 2016May 2, 2018 An Irishman walked into a pub and sat down comfortably; "What'll ye have?" the keeper asked, and the Irishman asked for three -- Pints of Guinness draught and proceeded to sip…
NaPoWriMo… What’s that?!? #NaPoWriMo (9) 9 Apr 2016April 25, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem that includes a line that you’re afraid to write. This might be because it expresses something very personal that makes you uncomfortable –…
NaPoWriMo… Alberta’s Little Flower #NaPoWriMo (8) 8 Apr 2016April 28, 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: Poets have been writing about flowers since the dawn of time. Today, the challenge is to add your own poem to this long tradition, by finding a flower,…