Category Archives: sonnet
Day 16 NaPoWriMo 2022
The NaPoWriMo prompt suggested we “write a curtal sonnet. This is a variation on the classic 14-line sonnet. The curtal sonnet form was developed by Gerard Manley Hopkins, and he used it for what is probably his most famous poem, … Continue reading
Day 9 NaPoWriMo 2022
A quick grocery shop, some laundry, some dinner and then… Earlier today, the front window was full of rain and yet I said ‘the sun is out!’ and we ran into the back yard also full of rain silvery with … Continue reading
The Eve of April
My tradition is to write an eve of April poem so here it goes. Maureen over at NaPoWriMo headquarters suggested a play on Emily Dickinson so that was a nice launching prompt. So without further ado: hope it’s a forever … Continue reading
(August) Poetry Postcard Festival 2020
So many months at home. So many postcards. So many poems going out in the mailbox and quite a number coming into my mailbox too! Here’s the two groups of cards (two “groups” or “months” worth) that I have received … Continue reading
NaPoWriMo – Day Twenty
Today was a day about the day job. Felt strange and in a weird way lonelier than the past month and a half. But we trudge on folks, we trudge on. (And a hat tip to my Mom, Betty Frezon … Continue reading