Today’s napowrimo.net prompt is to answer a questionnaire about a place (real or imagined), then write a poem based on one or more of the answers. I ended up writing about my immediate surroundings—more specifically, in the context of my decision to make this what I call a ‘quiet day’. That means no unnecessary conversation, and no devices whose purpose includes producing sound (e.g., telephone, stereo, TV).
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Day of the crescent moon (A poem)
Impressions and images from a Sunday afternoon, written quickly…
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Two birds on fire (A poem)
Inspired by a couple of lines from an Anne Sexton poem I saw quoted on Tumblr…
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Blankets and stars (a poem)
A slightly frustrating day yesterday—but I did manage to write something…
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Dance 2 Noise 005 (a poem)
Written while listening to a Japanese artist’s cover of Culture Club’s ‘Miss Me Blind’ on a rainy, slightly blustery evening…
Blackberry still life (a poem)
The October 27th prompt in The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts For Your Writing Practice, by Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano, involves using the first line of Sylvia Plath’s poem ‘Blackberrying’ as the first line of a poem, and, if possible, including the word ‘blackberries’ in the last line or referencing Sylvia Plath in the title of the poem.
A long time ago (a poem)
The September 24th prompt in The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts For Your Writing Practice, by Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano, involves writing a poem about the sky that has nothing to do with the weather. I couldn’t avoid that entirely, but… Continue reading
All it Needs to Be
I’m feeling an odd mix of restlessness and lethargy today. There are things I want to do today, but I haven’t yet got around to doing any of them. Continue reading
Ordinary Average Thoughts 