NaPoWriMo Day 16: I challenge you to write in the form known as the terzanelle. A hybrid of the villanelle and terza rima, terzanelles consist of five three-line stanzas and a concluding quatrain. Lines and rhymes are chained throughout the poem, so that the middle line of each triplet is repeated as the last line of … Continue reading He Really Gets Me
Author: Just L
Hopeful Romantic
NaPoWriMo Day 15: I challenge you to write a poem that addresses itself or some aspect of its self (i.e. “Dear Poem,” or “what are my quatrains up to?”; “Couplet, come with me . . .”) This might seem a little meta at first, or even kind of cheesy. But it can be a great way … Continue reading Hopeful Romantic
Cocktail Party Conversations: Re-Mixed
NaPoWriMo Day 14: I challenge you to write a poem that takes the form of a dialogue. She: I believe the only love worth wanting and having is that forever kind. He: You are incredibly old fashioned for a modern girl. She: I like old fashioned! He: I don’t suppose you mean the whisky cocktail? … Continue reading Cocktail Party Conversations: Re-Mixed
Irresistibly Dangerous
NaPoWriMo Day 13: In keeping with the mysterious quality of the number 13, today I challenge you to write a riddle poem. This poem should describe something without ever naming it. Perhaps each line could be a different metaphor for the same object? Maybe the title of the poem can be the “answer” to the … Continue reading Irresistibly Dangerous
Give Away
She does not dare open her mouth For fear the words will fall out But her smile is undeniable. ~Just L (December 13, 2014)
Winter is Over: Finally!
I just wanted to tell you a few things: You are blooming. Whatever Winter you were experiencing is officially over. You are glowing. Life fills your face with every smile and laugh. You are fruitful. You are experiencing wonderful growth and abundance. You are giving. You shower those around you with your gifts. You are exciting. You crackle with electricity. … Continue reading Winter is Over: Finally!
Worthless Stock
NaPoWriMo Day 7: So today, I challenge you to write about money! It could be about not having enough, having too much (a nice kind of problem to have), the smell, or feel, or sensory aspects of money. It could also just be a poem about how we decide what has value or worth. Once … Continue reading Worthless Stock
(B)light: A Mondayish Aubade
NaPoWriMo Day 6: Today’s prompt springs from the form known as the aubade. These are morning poems, about dawn and daybreak. Many aubades take the form of lovers’ morning farewells, but . . . today is Monday. I squint and groan It cannot be How did this (b)light Wash over me? I thee do swear … Continue reading (B)light: A Mondayish Aubade
“Despair” is the thing with weight: An “ill-conceived” correction of Emily
NaPoWriMo Day 5: Find an Emily Dickinson poem and take out all the dashes and line breaks. Make it just one big block of prose. Now, rebreak the lines. Add words where you want. Take out some words. Make your own poem out of it! Despair is the thing with weight that sinks in … Continue reading “Despair” is the thing with weight: An “ill-conceived” correction of Emily
Smote: A “loveless” love poem
NaPoWritMo Day 4: Try to write a poem that expresses the feeling of love or lovelorn-ness without the traditional trappings you associate with the subject matter I threw away four English Toffee bars And one-half of a box of Drumsticks... It is not even garbage night ~Just L (April 4, 2015)
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