Daily Archives: February 13, 2020

No Marketing Skills

Posted on February 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poets and Storytellers United – Weekly Scribblings #6: Turn cliché into poetry or prose.  Take as many clichés as you like. (posted by Magaly) Someone keeps throwing lemons at me. Quick, get the sugar and water. Our stand … Continue reading →

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Sighs of Spring

Posted on February 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet:  Tanka “The Tanka is a Japanese poem of five lines. The first and third lines are composed of five syllables, and the others contain seven. In Japanese, tanka is often written in one … Continue reading →

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An Artist’s Life

Posted on February 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics:  Black History Month  (posted by Anmol) “As many of you must know, February is commemorated as Black History Month. So, today, we will be celebrating some amazing African American poets, in particular, and … Continue reading →

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Moving

Posted on February 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Asides #515 – Write a hard times poem. Moving across the country, doubts clouding my head, is it right? Leaving best friends and family, moving across the country. Each afraid to admit defeat. Our hearts ached, we … Continue reading →

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