Here I use the napowrimo.net prompt: an instruction poem. Or, rather, my particular twist on it. I limited myself to television, because it’s late and I’m getting sleepy… That’s how the castaways got stranded on Gilligan’s island That’s how William Shatner (and then John Lithgow, in the movie) went crazy and saw the monster at [...]
Here I use the prompt provided by poet (and bookstore owner) Chris Jarmick on his blog, POETRYisEVERYTHING. ‘Use at least 3 of the 135 phrases Shakespeare takes credit for making famous in a poem.’ Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? I have not slept one wink— as much as I know the course [...]
For a very early start on day 1, I have ostensibly used the prompt from Napowrimo.net—to ‘write a poem that is based on a secret shame, or a secret pleasure.’ I would not necessarily refer to depression as ‘a secret shame’, but neither is it something I like to share much about on those days when [...]
It’s National Poetry Writing Month again; this year is my fifth time participating. My first entry combines the prompts from Napowrimo.net (write a Kay Ryan-esque poem) and the Napowrimo Facebook page (write about a ‘big first’)… Only the moon knows how it feels The first time is always the most awkward: clumsy… uncomfortable… did I mention [...]
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to write a lune, a three-line poem with a 5-3-5 syllable count. If machines make war do drones dream? What are their nightmares? (1 April 2016)
