Scanty snippets on/of poetry |
A poet has to manifest herself in a safe environment. This is such a place for my early baby steps. The wonders of the world and my inner thoughts mingle. They become one. It’s a journey of the soul, a spark of the mind, and a bit of spit. For more "Poet @ Work 2" [18+], "In honest simple verse" [E] On the other hand: it might be a brooding place for challenges and poetry contests, some of which required ONE STAR RATING. (In case somebody wonders about the gracing this blog) A large group of writers participated in this challenge that required to rate as low as possible. So, it doesn't mean this blog is a bad blog or that they reviewed mean, it was required and this is the consequence. Alas!
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POEM 11 – week August 16, 2021 Compose a poem using all three of these words: smoke, mirrors, deception Line Count: 12 lines, minimum Required Form: Poet's choice This week I quit smoking LC:16 Freestyle |
POEM 10 – week August 9, 2021 Write a poem that has the word “love” hidden in it somewhere. You cannot use the word “love” by itself, it must be hidden (such as in the word “glove” or in two words like “halo venom”). No line count or form requirements. Slovenly LC:4 Freestyle |
POEM 9 – week August 2, 2021 Write a poem that includes two of the following words: star, night, berry, fairy, queen, enchanted, cursed, moonlight, thieves Required line count: Minimum 12, no max Moonlight, star For N. Energetic LC:13 Freestyle |
POEM 8, week July 26, 2021 Write a poem that personifies an emotion: love, anger, fear, sadness, joy, for example. In awe An unknown contemporary poet wrote his thing, LC:8 Free style Emotion: admiration |
POEM 7, week July 19, 2021 Make the title of your poem "What I Remember" and then let the title inspire you. Line count minimum: 12, no max Feel free to use any form you like What I remember Remember fifteen years LC:24 Abhanga: each stanza four lines, with syllable counts of 6, 6, 6, 4, and lines 2 and 3 rhyming. |