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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
Posted in covid19, deadline, Do the Work, life around us, NaPoWriMo, Poetry and Lyrics, Ripped from the headlines, sonnet, the creative process, traditions, watercolor
Tagged covid, dothework, GloPoWriMo, NaPoWriMo, process, sonnet, watercolor
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(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
Posted in deadline, Do the Work, note to self, postcard poetry fest, process, sonnet, taking time to look, the creative process, traditions, watercolor
Tagged deadlines, dothework, NaPoWriMo, poetry, postcardpoetry
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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