Tag Archives: Written for Challenge

And Tomorrow December Begins

Posted on December 1, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 30 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “And (blank),” replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.” … Continue reading →

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Realization vs. Stupidity

Posted on November 30, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 29 “It’s not often we get five Two-for-Tuesday prompts in a challenge, but this has been a special kind of month.” For this week’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt: 1. Write a truth poem, … Continue reading →

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If You Refrain

Posted on November 29, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 28 “For today’s prompt, write a remix poem. This is one of my favorite prompts, and I’ve used it in previous chapbook challenge months. Take a poem you’ve written in the … Continue reading →

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Partaking of Life

Posted on November 29, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 27 “For today’s prompt, write a resolution poem. Your poem could be about the kind of resolutions people make each new year, new month, new week, or new day. But it … Continue reading →

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Partaking of Life

Posted on November 28, 2022 by purplepeninportland

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Roped In Again

Posted on November 27, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 26 “For today’s prompt, write a second thought poem. Maybe you could rethink a poem from earlier in the month. Or give a second thought to a position you’ve taken in … Continue reading →

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If I Could See

Posted on November 26, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 25 “For today’s prompt, write a serious poem. Maybe work is serious…or shopping. Or dealing with leftovers. Or well, you know what constitutes serious for you.” Do you recognize me each … Continue reading →

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For An Old Friend

Posted on November 25, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 24 “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “For (blank),” replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.” … Continue reading →

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Family Inclusions

Posted on November 24, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 23 “For today’s prompt, write a family poem. Everyone has a family, even if they don’t know who their flesh and blood family is. In a sense, I’ve had a poetic … Continue reading →

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Measurement

Posted on November 23, 2022 by purplepeninportland

Written for: November 2022 PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 22 “For this week’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt:” 1. Write a love poem, and/or… 2. Write an anti-love poem. Am I opposed to love? No. Just need to know if it’s true. Does … Continue reading →