Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent! (In the Western churches, that is!) Now begins the season of penance — of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. This Lent, I’m doing a few personal penances, including a fast from Facebook (so you won’t see me there, except perhaps for a Sunday post-share). On top of … Read more
It’s November, and I’m in the mood for something depressing! Today’s poem comes to you from 2016, by way of the 100 Themes Challenge I have yet to finish. The prompt for this one was — BREATHE — which, as it turns out, has little to do with the final result … but hey, a … Read more
All right, folks, autumn is in full swing (FINALLY!) and I’m back to writing poems. Which means I’m also back to bugging y’all with prompts to get you writing, too. 🙂 Today’s prompt comes from a brief discussion I had over at deviantART about short poetry. I tend to prefer medium-length to long-form poetry, and I’m … Read more
In my earlier post on poem starters, I promised I’d write a second article on handling one word prompts. Well, here I am, being as good as my word. One word prompts abound on the Internet, from my 100 Themes challenge to the Wednesday prompts on Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides blog. They’re a great challenge because they force you to … Read more
Writer’s block happens to everyone, including poets. If you’re running low on inspiration, try these poem starters to get writing again! 1. Play Dictionary Roulette Take any book or dictionary, open to random page, look away and stick your finger somewhere on the page. Whatever word (or words, or image) your finger lands on — write … Read more