Daily Archives: August 7, 2014

Too Many Memorials

Posted on August 7, 2014 by purplepeninportland

Written for Poets United, Midweek Motif~Hiroshima, or Ring a Bell Today’s Challenge is to write a new poem from the point of view of a character or historic figure who: Either (1) could be in one of the following pictures from 1940’s and … Continue reading →

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To A Sweetie

Posted on August 7, 2014 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Creative Bloomings, InForm Poets:  Elegy An elegy is a song of sorrow or mourning–often for someone who has died. But, since poets exercise license, they can also write elegies for the ends of things: a life, a love … Continue reading →

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A Must See

Posted on August 7, 2014 by purplepeninportland

Written for Poetic Asides #274 Write a disappointed poem. Everyone was talking about the new film, a blockbuster, an academy award shoe-in. Ads blasted across the television screen, life-size posters were glued to the sides of buses. Therein lie the … Continue reading →

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