Dear Monday,
Did Mercury change its mind and go retrograde again?
Love,
Kevin
(8 April 2019)
April 2019
Dear Sunday…
Dear Sunday,
I know—May flowers. But March got me used to the sunshine again, so I’ll need a better explanation this time.
Love,
Kevin
(7 April 2019)
National Poetry Writing Month 2019 Day #7 (pt. 2)
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.
Ordinary Average Thoughts 