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National Poetry Writing Month 2018, Day 5

2018/04/05 — 2 Comments

The Day 5 prompt from Napowrimo.net is not one I’ve ever liked. I did start with a photograph, but the use of a poem written in another language required so much attention that I paid almost no attention to the picture.

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This entry was posted in Poetry, Writing and tagged April 2018, Day 5, NaPoWriMo, National Poetry Writing Month, photograph, poem in another language, prompts. Bookmark the permalink.

Bookstore Poems at Third Place LFP

2018/01/06

(6 January 2018)

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged bookstore, January 2018, journal, photograph, poetry, Third Place Books, writing. Bookmark the permalink.

On the other side, past the line (a poem)

2017/01/05

Inspired by the background photo I used for the cover of …but for the thoughts running through my mind. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged ekphrastic, impressions, January 2017, photograph, poem, poetry. Bookmark the permalink.

Illusional (a poem)

2017/01/04

Inspired by a photograph by @helenina on ello. Continue reading

This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged @helenina, close-up, ekphrastic, ello, face, illusions, impressions, January 2017, photograph, poem, poetry, reverie. Bookmark the permalink.

Empty world (a poem)

2016/09/25

An ekphrastic poem, inspired by the photo I shot outside of VALA Art Center on September 16th.
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged ekphrastic poem, invisible, isolated, photograph, poem, poetry, September 2016, transparent. Bookmark the permalink.

Only bones remain (a poem)

2016/08/29

An ekphrastic poem, inspired by a photograph by Yang Xiaobin:
http://ekphrasticassimilations.org/yang-xiaobin-1/
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged August 2016, ekphrastic poem, photograph, poem, poetry, Yang Xiaobin. Bookmark the permalink.

Evidence (a poem)

2016/05/12

Not waiting so long today…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged evidence, hope, implications, inference, May 2016, photograph, poem, poetry, pointer, possibility, sign, verbless poem. Bookmark the permalink.

Old photo of the young artist (A poem)

2015/10/25

My copy of David Sylvian’s book Hypergraphia arrived in yesterday’s mail…
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This entry was posted in Life, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged age, aging, fold, October 2015, paper, photograph, poem, poetry, stains, tears, textures. Bookmark the permalink.

Self-portrait for Porchlit (a photo)

2015/09/21

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lennbob/21422234079/

I recorded myself reading a few poems for Porchlit today. Along with the audio files, I had to submit a photo taken on location…

(21 September 2015)

This entry was posted in Life, Photography, Self-Promotion, Updates and tagged contribution, Kevin J. O'Conner, meta, photograph, Porchlit, self-portrait, September 2015. Bookmark the permalink.

Conflicted (a poem)

2015/09/03

Some memories come back at the strangest times…
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This entry was posted in Life, Lists, Musings, Poetry, Writing and tagged gaze, memory, moment, photograph, poem, poetry, seeing, September 2015. Bookmark the permalink.

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