My Day 30 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to ‘write a poem in the form of a series of directions describing how a person should get to a particular place.’
NaPoWriMo 2021
National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 29: Through the windows
My Day 29 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to imagine a scene through a window.
National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 28: Questions
My Day 28 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to write a poem that poses a series of questions.
National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 27: Paroxysms of agnosthesia and other minor details
My Day 27 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to write a poem inspired by an entry from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. I chose several entries, and managed to address them all. The name of the entry referenced appears at the beginning of each section of the poem.
National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 26: Sometimes you don’t even have to try—it just happens
My Day 26 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to write a parody.
National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 25: On the occasion of this exact moment in time
My Day 25 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to write a poem about a particular occasion.
National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 24: Bloodsucking politicians
My Day 24 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to find an article about an animal, then replace the name of the animal with something else, and use the resulting text as the basis for a poem. I opted for biting satire; I used this Guardian article about leeches. Is it appropriate? Probably not.
National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 23: Taste-less
My Day 23 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to write a poem that responds to another poem. I chose this piece by S. R. Mason, as it got me thinking about taste and flavors. (Maybe I should have called it ‘Flavor-less’, but I liked the punny quality of ‘Taste-less’.)
National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 22: Maybe that’s why letting go has become easier
My Day 22 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to ‘write a poem that invokes a specific object as a symbol of a particular time, era, or place.’
National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 21: Repetition
My Day 21 poem is my response to the NaPoWriMo.net prompt, which is to write a poem containing lines that have a ‘repetitive setup’.