prompt: write a farewell poem. for her, in amsterdam what is more precious than these salt stained kisses frantic lovers’ bruises the look in our liberated eyes our scent, now […]
Month: April 2014
napowrimo poem 29: it is our time to turn
prompt: use “Twenty Little Poetry Projects” all in one poem. chameleon in my garden i watch your skin go soft as you change again the world around you shifts your […]
napowrimo poem 28: woman problem
prompt: find a news article, and write a poem using (mostly, if not only) words from the article. i chose this article on gender disparity shared by my good friend […]
napowrimo poem 27: mairead in spring
prompt: write an ekphrastic poem. (specifically, a poem written from a photograph.) (photo credit: lynnee denise) there is a difference between the dogwood and the cherry blossom possibly. i couldn’t […]
napowrimo poem 26: when they chose forever
prompt: write a curtal sonnet. today’s poem is for my beautiful brilliant sweet sister april, my dear friend and comrade and protector and teacher. today she married her beloved brad […]
napowrimo poem 25: on identity
write a poem that uses anaphora I am the between The cleft and ghost Horizon’s edge Night’s lost hour I am the between The girl with thrust The boy with […]
napowrimo poem 24: or lean (mason’s love poem)
prompt: write a poem that features walls, bricks, stones, arches, or the like – the work of a mason. then after i had placed one brick, and another day after […]
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napowrimo poem 23: xhosa sounds
prompt: find a poem in a language you don’t know, and translate it into english based on the look of the words and their sounds. i am writing a story […]
napowrimo poem 22: the little seeds learn why things go
write a poem for children. i imagine this as a little book for my minnesota babies, earth day themed. where there’s an image i see on the page, i’ve shared […]
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napowrimo poem 21: new york school poem
write a new york school poem. fuck. i can’t remember and you can’t forget. Marta – it was an accident! whatever heat we shared was injurious for all parties, trust […]