NaPoWriMo Prompt 6
For day six of National Poetry Writing Month, we’ve reached “E” in the alphabet, for “Epistle.” An epistle poem is essentially a letter to someone close to the writer. The addressee may be alive or dead, a close friend or family member, or even someone the poet doesn’t actually know. The Poetry Foundation’s page on epistle poems provides several examples. Feel free to share your poem (or a link to your poem) in the...
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How have you been doing so far with NaPoWriMo? Have you managed to keep up? If not, perhaps today would be a good day to write some extra poems. Today’s prompt, continuing to the next letter in the alphabet, “D” is for “Dimeter.” This form is fairly simple: to write a poem where each line consists of two poetic feet. You can read an example at the Poetry Foundation’s page on the form. Feel free to share your poem (or a link to your poem) in the comments.
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Having fun yet? NaPoWriMo can be a great way to explore territory you don’t normally explore as a poet. For day four, we’ve reached the letter “C” for “Character.” Write a poem in any form, from the point of view of a distinct character. Use such elements as diction, line breaks, and figures of speech to make your character come alive. You can find several examples at the Poetry Foundation site. Feel free to share your poem (or a link to your poem) in the...
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For day three of NaPoWriMo, continuing with the alphabet, our “B” prompt is “Blues.” Write a poem in the blues form, based of course, on the musical genre. For tips on using this form, check out “How to Write a Blues Poem” by Stacie Naczelnik or “Poetic Form: Blues Poem” by the Academy of Poets. That page also links to some examples of blues poems, which you can read for inspiration. Or, as the Blues Brothers say, I suggest you buy as many blues albums as you can. Feel free to share your poem (or a link to your poem) in the...
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompt: Day 2
To add something more entertaining to the 30-day poetry challenge, we will be delivering challenges based on the alphabet (along with four additional challenges, one of which was yesterday’s “Introduction” prompt). For “A,” the prompt is “Ars Poetica.” Ever since Horace wrote his “Ars Poetica,” about the art of poetry, poets have been writing their own such poems, sharing their philosophy of writing poetry. If you like, imitate Horace’s form and write it as an epistle in hexameter. Or write it in any form that best suits what you...
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompt: Day 1
April is National Poetry Month, and many poets are challenging themselves to write a poem a day. Wild Violet will once again be suggesting daily prompts for poets to follow. You can find additional prompts at the official NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month) site. Our first prompt is an Introduction poem: Write a poem that introduces the reader to you, your neighborhood, a family member, or a concept, et cetera. Free free to share your poem (or a link to your poem) in the comments below. Keep in mind that poems appearing in the comments are not considered published in Wild...
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