The napowrimo.net prompt for day 19 is to ‘write a poem based on a “walking archive.” What’s that? Well, it’s when you go on a walk and gather up interesting thing – a flower, a strange piece of bark, a rock. This then becomes your “walking archive” – the physical instantiation of your walk. If you’re unable to get out of the house (as many of us now are), you can create a “walking archive” by wandering around your own home and gathering knick-knacks, family photos, maybe a strange spice or kitchen gadget you never use. One you’ve finished your gathering, lay all your materials out on  a tray table, like museum specimens. Now, let your group of materials inspire your poem!’. Meh. Close enough. Continue reading

The napowrimo.net prompt for day 18 is to ‘write an ode to life’s small pleasures.’ Continue reading

The napowrimo.net prompt for day 17 is to ‘write a poem that features forgotten technology.’ I took glimpses at a few things… Continue reading

The napowrimo.net prompt for day 16 is to ‘write a poem of over-the-top compliments. Pick a person, place, or thing you love, and praise it in the most effusive way you can.’ Not feeling terribly effusive today… Continue reading

The napowrimo.net prompt for day 15 is to ‘write a poem inspired by your favorite kind of music. Try to recreate the sounds and timing of a pop ballad, a jazz improvisation, or a Bach fugue. That could mean incorporating refrains, neologisms and flights of whimsy, or repeating/inverting lines or ideas – whatever your chosen musical form would seem to require!’ I’ve been listening to a lot of early Orb lately, so… Continue reading