Here I use the napowrimo.net prompt: ‘a poem of gifts and joy. What would you give yourself, if you could have anything? What would you give someone else?’
National Poetry Writing Month 2019 Day #7 (pt. 1)
Here I use the prompt provided by poet (and bookstore owner) Chris Jarmick on his blog, POETRYisEVERYTHING.
The task for Day 7 is to write two septolets—one formal (16 syllables in seven lines, 1–2–3–4–3–2–1), one informal (14 words in seven lines, with no more than three words in a line).
Dear Saturday…
Dear Saturday,
Again with the rain…
Love,
Kevin
(6 April 2019)
National Poetry Writing Month 2019 Day #6 (pt. 2)
Here I use the napowrimo.net prompt: ‘a poem that emphasizes the power of if.’
National Poetry Writing Month 2019 Day #6 (pt. 1)
Here I use the prompt provided by poet (and bookstore owner) Chris Jarmick on his blog, POETRYisEVERYTHING.
The task for Day 6 is to create odd combinations of words for colors, then use three to five of them in a poem.
National Poetry Writing Month 2019 Day #5 (pt. 2)
Here I use the napowrimo.net prompt: ‘a poem that incorporates at least one of the following: (1) the villanelle form, (2) lines taken from an outside text, and/or (3) phrases that oppose each other in some way.’ I didn’t follow the example and include song lyrics, because music publishers tend to be more alert to copyright infringement—but I did happen to be watching Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged appearance on YouTube, so my ‘outside text’ is ‘Come as you are’. I specifically countered that sentiment with ‘dress it up’, but tried to include opposites throughout.
Dear Friday…
Dear Friday,
My car’s ready!
Love,
Kevin
(5 April 2019)
National Poetry Writing Month 2019 Day #5 (pt. 1)
Here I use the prompt provided by poet (and bookstore owner) Chris Jarmick on his blog, POETRYisEVERYTHING.
The task for Day 5 is to write a poem that includes seven references to falling. My approach was to use parts of song titles that contain some form of the word ‘fall’. All of the songs titles I chose are listed here.
Dear Thursday…
Dear Thursday,
Who knew insomnia could actually be useful?
Love,
Kevin
(4 April 2019)
National Poetry Writing Month 2019 Day #4 (pt. 2)
Here I use the napowrimo.net prompt: sadness through simplicity. I also opted for directness.
Ordinary Average Thoughts 