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Private Points Of View

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 5 For today’s prompt, write a private poem. For many poets, writing poems they keep private may be easy enough to accomplish. I know I’ve written thousands of poems … Continue reading →

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My Corner

Posted on October 28, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – “Don’t Touch My Meez” (Mise en place = everything in its place)   (posted by Toni) “Years ago when I was a dish washer working my way up to fry cook, to line … Continue reading →

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Creations

Posted on October 26, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Meeting The Bar:  Repetition  (posted by Jilly) “Repetition is all around us; in music, in advertising, in our everyday conversation. We use it for emphasis, to drive home our meaning, to get the reader/listener’s … Continue reading →

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Writing Implements

Posted on October 5, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm:  Tanaga “The Tanaga is a traditional Tagalog verse the locals call the “The Filipino Haiku.” There are several varying versions of the formerly rigid form. Traditionally, a Tanaga is 4 lines, each with seven … Continue reading →

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From An Intangible

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Of Poems  (posted by Sumana) “A Poem About A Poem” “it takes a lot of desperation dissatisfaction and di sillusion to write a few good p oems. it’s not for everybody either to write it … Continue reading →

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Writing, Thinking

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Weekend Mini-challenge Fussy Little Forms – Palindrome   (posted b Marian) “We all know that a palindrome is a word or phrase that is the same when read forward or backward. Like WOW … Continue reading →

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Challenges

Posted on April 25, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Poems In April – The Tuesday Platform  (posted by Sanaa) “And for those of you who would like some inspiration for today, I suggest you try your hand at Twitter Poetry i.e. … Continue reading →

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Writing With My Left Hand

Posted on April 24, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetics Aside 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 23 Write an action poem. Oh, the discipline one has to maintain to form letters that do not look inane, when due to injury, your other hand must be utilized, … Continue reading →

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Partly Cloudy With Hope

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

Written for:  Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads – Take The Weather With You (posted by Paul John Dear) “There’s all kinds of weather ahead. Maybe snow, rain, hail, sleet…maybe a bright bright sun-shiny day…but whatever the weather we poets can … Continue reading →

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The Pull of Poetry Writing

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – Haibun Monday – “Who? What? Why?  (Posted by Toni) I would like you all to write a haibun about what/who inspired you to write poetry. I would like you to give us your age … Continue reading →

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