Welcome to Day 15 of my personal month-late NaPoWriMo challenge. You can check out my previous post here, or click here for Day 1. Today I’ve been thinking about how much setting influences my life. Where I am affects who I meet, and what opportunities I’ll have. Prompt 15: Place What places have shaped you … More Poem a Day in May Prompt 15: Place
Welcome to Day 14 of my personal month-late NaPoWriMo challenge. You can check out my previous post here, or click here for Day 1. I got a haircut and went clothes shopping today, so as a result I’ve got body image on my mind. I think it’s important to reflect on that every so often–not … More Poem a Day in May Prompt 14: Body Image
Welcome to Day 13 of my personal month-late NaPoWriMo challenge. You can check out my previous post here, or click here for Day 1. Prompt 13: Angry What drives you nuts? Now’s your chance to write a poem about everything that makes you furious. You can go the lighter route and talk about your biggest … More Poem a Day in May Prompt 13: Angry
Welcome to Day 12 of my personal month-late NaPoWriMo challenge. You can check out my previous post here, or click here for Day 1. Prompt 12: I know it’s a massive cliche but I can’t resist: tell me about your childhood. Write a poem reflecting on a childhood memory. Here are some great ideas to … More Poem a Day in May Prompt 12: Childhood
Welcome to Day 11 of my personal month-late NaPoWriMo challenge. You can check out my previous post here, or click here for Day 1. Since I tend to do my writing late in the evening, it’s definitely time for this prompt. Prompt 11: Night Life This is a themed prompt. Write a poem featuring night … More Poem a Day in May Prompt 11: Night Life
Welcome to Day 10 of my personal month-late NaPoWriMo challenge. You can check out my previous post here, or click here for Day 1. Prompt 10: Word Association Today I’ll be writing 10 words, choosing 1, then using word association to land on a premise for my next poem. Here are the words: Animal Open … More Poem a Day in May Prompt 10: Word Association
Welcome to Day 9 of my personal month-late NaPoWriMo challenge. You can check out my previous post here, or click here for Day 1. Prompt 9: Use your Nose! Our sense of smell is one of our most frequently neglected senses in writing, yet it’s a very important one. Scents are often associated with memories, … More Poem a Day in May Prompt 9: Use Your Nose
Welcome to Days 7 and 8 of my personal month-late NaPoWriMo challenge. You can check out my previous post here, or click here for Day 1. The weekend turned out to be fairly busy so I’ll be doing two days worth of prompts in this post. Both prompts will deal with ekphrastic poetry, or poetry … More Poem a Day in May Prompts 7 and 8: Ekphrastic Poetry
Welcome to Day 6 of my personal month-late NaPoWriMo challenge. You can check out my previous post here, or click here for Day 1. Prompt 6: Narrative A narrative poem is exactly what it sounds like: it tells a story. Here are some ideas to get you started. Pick one and run with it. Tell … More Poem a Day in May Prompt 6: Narrative
Welcome to Day 5 of my personal month-late NaPoWriMo challenge. You can check out my previous post here, or click here for Day 1. Prompt 5: Try a new form! I tend to write in free verse a lot, but it would be really silly of me to go through this whole month long challenge … More Poem a Day in May Prompt 5: Form
The Fountain Pen Blog 