National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 7: Resignation

2021/04/07 — 5 Comments

My Day 7 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to write either a fib (six lines, with the number of syllables on each line corresponding to the Fibonacci sequence, or 1/1/2/3/5/8) or a shadorma (six lines, with the syllable count by line being 3/5/3/3/7/5). I combined both forms, using the fib for the opening and closing stanzas, and the shadorma for the stanzas in the middle.

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National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 6: It is impossible to achieve the aim without suffering

2021/04/06 — Leave a comment

My Day 6 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to use a short line from a favorite book as the title of a poem, write a poem based on that title, and then replace the title with something completely different. I started out with a line from the 2006 translation of Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius: 

‘…there are two reasons why you should be content with your experience.’

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National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 5: Because I know what kind of look I’d get

2021/04/05 — 1 Comment

My Day 5 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to write a poem that has the same shape as another poem. I chose Vasilina Orlova’s poem ‘Pet’. from her book Holy Robots. (You can view the poem by clicking on the book cover thumbnail, then entering the title in the search field provided.)

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