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

The napowrimo.net prompt for day 14 is to ‘write a poem that deals with the poems, poets, and other people who inspired you to write poems. These could be poems/poets/people that you strive to be like, or even poems, poets, and people that you strive not to be like.’ Continue reading