Tag: #poetry
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NaPoWriMo 2023- Day 26: Self-portrait of a foreign country on the other side of the border
Our (optional) prompt for day asks you to write a portrait poem that focuses on or plays with the meaning of the subject’s name. This could be a self-portrait, a portrait of a family member or close friend, or even a portrait of a famous or historical person. If you need help delving into the…
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NaPoWriMo 2023- Day 25 – Your presence makes me bloom
Last but not least, here’s our (optional) prompt for the day. Begin by reading e e cummings’ poem [somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond]. This is a pretty classic love poem, so well-known that it has spawned at least one silly meme. Today’s prompt challenges you to also write a love poem, one that names at…
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NaPoWriMo 2023: Day 20 – What are these toys?
Today’s poetry resource is a little discussion about poetry in bookstores. There are plenty of bookstores around with good poetry sections (two of my favorites are Bridge Street Books in Washington, DC and Gulf of Maine Books in Brunswick, Maine). But did you know that there are also a handful of bookstores that only sell poetry? Check out Boston’s Grolier…
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NaPoWriMo 2023 : Day 18 -When I began writing?
Our daily resource is the YouTube channel of Harvard’s Woodberry Poetry Room. Here, you can check out more than 100 videos of poetry readings, lectures, and discussions. There’s much to explore! Finally, here’s our prompt for the day, once again taken from our archives and, as always, optional. Today, I’d like to challenge you to write…
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Welcome to the WordCrafter “Poetry Treasures 3: Passions” Book Blog Tour
I’m thrilled to be part of this anthology of poems centred around the theme, ‘Passion’ . Poetry Treasures- 3, compiled by Robbie Cheadle and Kaye Lynn Booth has 12 amazing poets. Read the post below to know more. You can also listen to me reading my poem – A child called, ‘Passion’. Welcome to the…