NaPoWriMo2018… NaPoWriMo Index 2018 2 May 201811 May 2018 NaPoWriMo is National Poetry Writing Month. It occurs every year. I missed 2018, last month, because I was looking for work. I do not consider myself a writer, I have…
NaPoWriMo… An Angel Weeps #NaPoWriMo (3) 2017 3 Apr 20172 May 2018 © originally written 2012 (private) - unpublished Leona Mae (MINO) ATKINSON 1934FB03-2012JN30 Today, an angel weeps for every broken heart, Suffering the loss of one who did depart A sister,…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… I Remember #NaPoWriMo (29) 29 Apr 201625 Apr 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 20163 May 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…
NaPoWriMo… Only Words Remain #NaPoWriMo (23) 23 Apr 20161 May 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 201628 Apr 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 201626 Apr 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… “Listen to Your Mother” #NaPoWriMo (18) 18 Apr 201628 Apr 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… Out All Night #NaPoWriMo (15) 15 Apr 201628 Apr 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 20161 May 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… My Irish Castle at Sunrise #NaPoWriMo (11) 11 Apr 201629 Apr 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 201629 Apr 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…
NaPoWriMo… What’s that?!? #NaPoWriMo (9) 9 Apr 201625 Apr 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 201628 Apr 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,…
NaPoWriMo… Fighting the URGE #NaPoWriMo (7) 7 Apr 201630 Apr 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a Tritina. The Tritina is a shorter cousin to the Sestina, involving three, three-line stanzas, and a final concluding line. Three “end words” are used to conclude the…
NaPoWriMo… The Under-Rated Potato #NaPoWriMo (6) 6 Apr 20161 May 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: write a poem about food. ============================================================================ Some like potatoes au gratin, others like'em scalloped with ham; A few try'em roasted, barbequed, toasted, or drizzled in sauce from…
NaPoWriMo… Butterfly Your Garden #NaPoWriMo (5) 5 Apr 201628 Apr 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to spend some time looking at the names of heirloom plants from a seed catalog, and write a poem that takes its inspiration from, or incorporates the…
NaPoWriMo… Prisoners of Maniacal March #NaPoWriMo (4) 4 Apr 201629 Apr 2018 AND THE ASSIGNMENT IS: to write a poem in which you explore what you think is the cruelest month, and why. Perhaps it’s September, because kids have to go back…