Tag: #NaPoWriMo2020

• NaPoWriMo Day 30 – We shall return

  

  And last, but not least, our final (optional) prompt! In some past years, I’ve challenged you to write a poem of farewell for our thirtieth day, but this year, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem about something that returns. For, just as the swallows come back to Capistrano each year, NaPoWriMo and…

  Smitha V

  April 30, 2020

  Creative Writing, Poetry

  #april, #celebratingpoetry, #celebratingpoets, #GloPoWriMo2020, #life, #NaPoWriMo2020, #nature, #poem, #poets, #readers, #returnpoem, #spring, #Thankyou, #truth, #writers, Poetry

• NaPoWriMo Day 29 – To Rusty

  

  Today, I challenge you to write a paean to the stalwart hero of your household: your pet. Sing high your praises and tell the tale of Kitty McFluffleface’s ascension of Mt. Couch. Let us hear how your intrepid doggo bravely answers the call to adventure whenever the leash jingles. If you don’t have a pet,…

  Smitha V

  April 29, 2020

  Creative Writing, Poetry

  #cockapoo, #day29, #dog, #GloPoWriMo2020, #napowrimo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #pet, #poem, #puppy, Poetry

• NaPoWriMo Day 28 – A special place

  

  Today’s (optional) prompt is brought to us by the Emily Dickinson Museum. First, read this brief reminiscence of Emily Dickinson, written by her niece. And now, here is the prompt that the museum suggests: Martha Dickinson Bianchi’s description of her aunt’s cozy room, scented with hyacinths and a crackling stove, warmly recalls the setting decades later. Describe…

  Smitha V

  April 29, 2020

  Creative Writing, Poetry

  #closetomyheart, #Day28, #Dubai, #GloPoWriMo2020, #longing, #love, #memory, #NaPoWriMo2020, #nostalgia, #Space, #specialplace, #window, Poetry

• NaPoWriMo Day 27 – Review on the children post lockdown

  

  And now for our (optional) prompt. Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in the form of a review. But not a review of a book or a movie of a restaurant. Instead, I challenge you to write a poetic review of something that isn’t normally reviewed. For example, your mother-in-law, the…

  Smitha V

  April 28, 2020

  Creative Writing, Poetry

  #children, #coronadiaries, #coronatimes, #creativewriting, #day 27, #GloPoWriMo2020, #lockdown, #love, #NaPoWriMo2020, #parenting, #people, Poetry

• NaPoWriMo Day 26 :Bali, India, Dubai -with love

  

  And now for our prompt (optional, as always). This is one that we’ve used before, but one test of a  good prompt is that you can come back to it! For this prompt, you will need to fill out, in five minutes or less, the following “Almanac Questionnaire.” Then, use your responses as to basis…

  Smitha V

  April 27, 2020

  Creative Writing, Poetry

  #Almanacquestionnaire, #bali, #Day26, #dream, #dreams, #Dubai, #favoriteactor, #fear, #funpoem, #GloPoWriMo2020, #humor, #Imagination, #India, #life, #memories, #NaPoWriMo2020, #news, #nostalgia, #poem, #truth, Poetry