My Day 11 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which involves writing a poem consisting of a pair of letters—one to yourself or another person, and the reply you get back. A few words to help you in the years ahead: You are never going to be prepared for all the things that [...]
Dear Sunday, Ah, much better. Love, Kevin (11 April 2021)
My Day 10 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which involves following the instructions to poet Hoa Nguyen’s ‘Junk Drawer Song’. I did follow all the steps, but chose to include all three of them in my finished poem. The song I chose as my focus for the first part is David Sylvian’s [...]
Dear Saturday, Your disguise is perfect. I thought you were Sunday. Love, Kevin (10 April 2021)
Dear Friday, The process of elimination continues. Love, Kevin (9 April 2021)
My Day 9 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to write an unusual person or character’s to-do list. 1 Slip down between the cushions so that Kevin has to remove every blanket, pillow, and cushion to find me. 2 For one microsecond, enlarge the voice command button so it fills my [...]
Dear Thursday, As much as I enjoy napping, I’d like to stay awake after I wake up. Love,Kevin (8 April 2021)
My Day 8 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to write ‘a poem in the form of a monologue delivered by someone who is dead.’ When I lived in a semi-rural area for a few years, we occasionally had to remove a mouse or two from the house (the cats could [...]
The title of this piece inspired my poem of the same name. (7 April 2021)
Dear Wednesday, What happened to spring? Love, Kevin (7 April 2021)
