My day 14 poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write a clarihew. I wanted to avoid writing about our president-inator, or any other political figure, so I decided to pay tribute to local legend Tony James. Continue reading
Poetry
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 13
My thirteenth poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write a ghazal. I’m not thrilled with any of my attempts at this form; this is the one I disliked the least. Continue reading
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 12
My twelfth poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write a poem incorporating alliteration and assonance. I think I did better with the alliteration than the assonance, but here it is… Continue reading
Added to e-book sale: This Is Not the Book That Will Save Your Life
I have added This Is Not the Book That Will Save Your Life to my tax-relief sale on Smashwords, meaning the Smashwords e-book edition (ePub/Kindle) will be just $1.99 when it first goes on sale. (Here is the link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/717550)
In addition, the Smashwords edition will be available a full week ahead of the print and Amazon Kindle editions—April 21st.
As with the other e-book titles, all you have to do is click on the Buy with coupon button (not yet visible in the screenshot below), and the discount will be applied automatically.
To see the list of titles available, click on this link: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/kevinjoconner.
(11 April 2017)
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 11
My eleventh poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write a bop. Continue reading
E-book sale: 20 days left!
The tax-relief sale on all of my e-books at Smashwords continues. I just filed my tax return on Friday—and I need some relief… Continue reading
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 10
My tenth poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write ‘a poem that is a portrait of someone important to you.’ This is perhaps a bit rougher than I would like, but it has been almost 25 years… Continue reading
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 9
My ninth poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write a nine-line poem. To further add to the intrigue, each line incorporates some kind of reference to nine. Continue reading
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 8
My eighth poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to write a poem relying on repetition. I was having trouble with it—until I saw a young (35-year-old) Ted Knight on an episode of Peter Gunn… Continue reading
National Poetry Writing Month 2017, Day 7
My Seventh poem for National Poetry Writing Month uses the prompt from Napowrimo.net—which involves making four short lists, then connecting items from the first two using information from the last two. The list items I chose were the smooth, black stone (touchstone) a friend of mine gave me, under the coffee table (where I sometimes find my remote after misplacing it), the remote control I misplace at least twice a day, and not remembering something about an item I have been given (a business card, in the example on my actual list). Continue reading
Ordinary Average Thoughts 