Yesterday, I participated in my first poetry marathon. Well, technically the half marathon. Twelve new poems in twelve hours. This morning, I’m very tired.
The whole exercise was deceptively difficult—not that I thought it would be so easy, but when I sit down with my big sketchbook to write, I often will write three or four poems at a time, taking maybe twenty minutes or so. That’s what I was thinking would happen when I signed up. Continue reading
Twelfth poem of the day. I followed the prompt, which was to write a poem using at least five of the following words: moon, lake, glory, jeep, breastbone, spare, canopy, panic. This means I am officially done with the half marathon. Depending on how I feel after I come back from tonight’s reading, I may try to add a couple more. If I don’t, good night! Continue reading
Eleventh poem of the day. I followed the prompt, which was to write a poem from the point of view of someone without a home. Continue reading
Tenth poem of the day. I went with a found/blackout poem approach, then added my own twist at the end. Continue reading
Ninth poem of the day. Got myself stuck—until I decided to write a haiku, which forced me to focus. Continue reading
Eighth poem of the day. The prompt for the hour was to write a pantoum… Continue reading
Seventh poem of the day. Continue reading
I am officially participating in this year’s Poetry Marathon—along with over 500 other folks, apparently. Participants sign up to write one new poem every hour, which they then post to the site. Continue reading
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