Monthly Archives: April 2015

National Poetry Writing Month Poem #12 – Making Rhubarb Crumble

Posted on April 12, 2015 by

I’ve skipped #10 and #11 for now because I really liked the prompts for both of them but wasn’t getting to where I wanted with either poem. Hopefully I can come back to them with a fresh head in a … Continue reading →

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National Poetry Writing Month Poem #9 – The Weavers

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The optional prompt for Day 9 of NaPoWriMo was to write a visual poem or a calligram, where the words are arranged in a specific shape or image. I didn’t quite go in that direction but wrote a poem inspired … Continue reading →

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National Poetry Writing Month Poem #8 – Glimmering

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Poem Number 8 for NaPoWriMo. I’m not following the optional prompt today, I had to get this one out of my head and onto paper. Thanks for reading 🙂 Glimmering Tiny leaves of green or purple so young and new … Continue reading →

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National Poetry Writing Month Poem #5 – Easter Haiku

Posted on April 8, 2015 by

The optional theme for Day 5 of NaPoWriMo is to choose an Emily Dickinson poem, take out the dashes and put it into a block of prose. Then put it back into poetry form, adding or subtracting words. I struggled with … Continue reading →

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Man and Machine – a 100 word story

Posted on April 8, 2015 by

This week’s Friday Fictioneers photo prompt comes courtesy of ©Jennifer Pendergast To join the challenge to write a story in 100 words (or thereabouts) by Friday, click here To read other contributions from a great group of writers from around the … Continue reading →

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National Poetry Writing Month Poem #4 – Saving The Olive Tree

Posted on April 4, 2015 by

Day four of the NaPoWriMo challenge is to write either a love poem or a break-up poem without the clichés. See the National Poetry Writing Month Facebook page or www.napowrimo.com for more on this challenge. Saving the olive tree You took … Continue reading →

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National Poetry Writing Month Poem #3 – Beyond Suspended Animation

Posted on April 3, 2015 by

After a minor blip yesterday I am now back on track with poem number 3 written and posted on Day 3. Today’s optional challenge is to write a fourteener, a poem with 14 syllables in each line. This is completely … Continue reading →

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