Today’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) is: Write a poem that incorporates homophones, homographs, and homonyms!
The wind
winds down
until
it is
only a
shudder
between
us.
Writing
NaPoWriMo – Day 13 (Spooky)
Today’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) is: Write a poem about something mysterious and spooky!
Child
Broken toys
litter the floor,
A young voice
asks for his green dinosaur,
and a child’s pale face peeks through the door,
just like the night before.
Giggling, whispered conversations are overheard in the halls,
and brown crayon drawings cover the walls.
And yet, no child lives here at all.
I wrote this last year for NaPoWriMo, and I thought it worked for this prompt as well. Hoping to write new poems in the coming days, but just been so busy with work and school. My creativity is at an all time low with all the stress!
NaPoWriMo – Day 11 (Origin)
Today’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) prompt is: Write a poem of origin.
My strength
is from
years of
weakness.
So, I am totally bummed I missed the start of NaPoWriMo! I had so much fun participating in it in full last year, but got waylaid this year. Better late than never though!
I had lots of ideas for the prompt today, but alas time is limited. I jotted down the quick line now, but I have some notes started for a different, longer poem that I hope to flush out later.
NaPoWriMo – The Day After
I suppose it is time to acknowledge the end of my first time participating in National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo)! I am SO HAPPY I decided to take this challenge on and write 30 poems in 30 days (I can’t believe I actually kept up with it!). I definitely had difficulty posting poems every day, especially when I felt they were really rough drafts. However, the challenge forced me not to overthink and overedit my poems, but rather just let the words be and open myself up more. I have never written so regularly in my life, and perhaps because of that, for the first time I felt like a legit writer. I am forever grateful for all of the other writers I connected with over the course of this challenge. Although the daily prompts got me writing, the community kept me going. You all inspired me with your creativity and general awesomeness. Thank you so much for all the support, encouragement, and kind words!
Soo now I am not sure what to do next or what to write without prompts guiding me haha. I have a few loose ideas in my head on a series of poems I want to do, but nothing solid yet. What goals do you all have next for your writing? How will you stay inspired and accountable? What did you think of NaPoWriMo 2018?
For now, I figured I’d do a bit of a highlights reel, so here are my top five ‘most-liked’ poems from NaPoWriMo:
NaPoWriMo – Day 30 (Fascinating Fact)
NaPoWriMo – Day 22 (Impossible)
I’d like to honorably mention these because I feel like the prompts got me most out of my comfort zone, which is fun:
NaPoWriMo – Day 6 (Line Breaks)
Lastly, I want to highlight some of the blogs I followed during NaPoWriMo:
NaPoWriMo – Day 25 (Warning)
Today’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) prompt is: We challenge you to write a poem that takes the form of a warning label . . . for yourself!
WARNING
Be careful what you say or do,
Or my next poem may be about you.
Leave me mad, sad, or broken-hearted,
I’ll finish what you started
with a few quick key strokes,
I’ll hang you by a metaphorical rope.
NaPoWriMo – Day 23 (Sound)
Today’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) prompt is: Write a poem based in sound.
I am way swamped with work today, so dropping a few lines quickly!
Creeaaak, Crackle, Groan, Snap,
“What was that!?”
I look out the window and see,
Our tree,
split in two,
just like me,
and you.
NaPoWriMo – Day 22 (Impossible)
Today’s National Writing Poetry Month (NaPoWriMo) prompt is: Take one of the following statements of something impossible, and then write a poem in which the impossible thing happens.
I read this prompt first thing this morning so I could ponder it all day and brainstorm an idea by nightfall. But alas, nothing has come to my mind yet so I am winging it! I chose the “The stars cannot rearrange themselves in the sky” statement.
I always saw the stars as scrambled in the sky,
until I saw them through your keen eyes.
You pointed out Orion,
with his belt of three stars in a row,
and the Big and Little Dippers,
with their handles and bowls,
and The Twins, two stick figures,
with their arms stretched far,
and The Bull with his v-shaped face,
found first by locating the large red star.
It seems stars can rearrange themselves,
I’ve seen it so myself,
I wonder now, what else I’ve missed as remarkable,
because of what I thought impossible.
NaPoWriMo – Day 3 (List Poem)
Today’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) prompt is: We challenge you to write a list poem in which all the items are made-up names.
I decided to make a list of items related to reading (so not totally made-up names), but it’s what came to my mind as an editor! This is…not the best, but it’s my first stab at list poetry at least, or something like it!
I read
Bus signs while commuting,
in between lines while disputing,
and PowerPoints while doodling.
I read
Different takes on history,
but based on facts preferably,
and unsolved mysteries,
that make me sleep uneasily.
I read
Books about dogs who can think and speak,
magical creatures and fantastical freaks,
long hikes that inspire,
and complex science-y stuff that makes my brain tired.
I read
To learn about other lives,
wondrous sites,
writers I like,
and facts for trivia night.
I read
With a pen to mark up words,
with my eyes tired and hurt,
until all the lines blur,
but at least I caught the ‘he’ that should be a ‘her.’
I read
To study, to grow, and to hopefully be,
someone who others will want to read.
