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The Wedding
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #320 “Branching Out” “The branch can hold many connotations in nature (tree branch), everyday (bank branch), personal (genealogy – family tree, reaching to achieve). So this week we ask that you make that stretch … Continue reading
Shapes and Sizes
Written for: Sunday Muse #128 in different landscapes things are not what you expect larger than life http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/
Self Sketch
Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Poetics: Come and take a Selfie! (posted by sarahsouthwest) “One of the great things about dVerse is that people write regularly. I feel I know many of you in a very special way, through … Continue reading
Heart-Stopping
Written for: Go Dog Go Cafe – Tuesday Writing Challenge Write a piece of prose around the word “sirens”. WEE-oww! WE-oww! Sounds of dread. Is someone dead? Is it a police chase, a fire? Sets my teeth on edge. Who … Continue reading
When to Face a Challenge
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – Prompt #238 – Motivation: Challenge Write about challenge, personal or general. Even poets face challenges in the form of a difficult prompt, or in the form of a form that vexes them. Pick up the … Continue reading
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Pride Parade
Written for: dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – “Unconventional” (posted by Jilly) I am here to rattle the cages of structure and suggest some non-traditional writing in the realm of the Haibun form. While this won’t qualify as Avant … Continue reading
Amalgamation
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Poetry about the body (posted by Sumana) “How do we view the image of our body? Do we see it with the eye of the media / advertisement / anyone apart from our own self … Continue reading
Stranger Lovers Than Most
Written for: Poetic Asides November 2017 Chapbook Challenge – Day 15 Take the phrase “stranger (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, Make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write your poem. The owl … Continue reading