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NaPoWriMo Index 2018

2 May 2018May 11, 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…
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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© originally written 2012 (private) - unpublished Leona Mae (MINO) ATKINSON 1934FB03-2012JN30 Today, an angel weeps for every broken heart, Suffering the loss of one who did depart A sister,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 –…
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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,…
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Fighting the URGE #NaPoWriMo (7)

7 Apr 2016April 30, 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…
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The Under-Rated Potato #NaPoWriMo (6)

6 Apr 2016May 1, 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…
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Butterfly Your Garden #NaPoWriMo (5)

5 Apr 2016April 28, 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…
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Prisoners of Maniacal March #NaPoWriMo (4)

4 Apr 2016April 29, 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…

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