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Day 23: Let It Bleed
No serious bloodshed, just poppies in images and rock’n’roll in words, as spurred on by a fellow poet. Prompt 23: “Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that responds, in some way, to another.” I have read poems on many fascinating subjects this April, such as artichokes, cassettes, heartfelt childhood memories and… Read more
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Day 22 & Thursday Doors, 22/4/21: Torre Alfina 4.
Today is the last door post from Torre Alfina, visited last autumn on the Last Day I Saw Something New. My poem – which is a haibun – explores the symbolism surrounding Tuscany. Prompt 22: “Today I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that invokes a specific object as a symbol of a… Read more
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Day 21: Wordless Wednesday with a poem
Prompt 21: “Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that … uses lines that have a repetitive set-up.” First, a tweet that hits too close to home. Next, the badge in the photo above, under bestia, says: “Nobody can live alone.” I know that many of you are living alone, but we… Read more
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Day 20: Satin bowerbird wannabes
A certain blue-collecting bird from Australia is behind today’s poem and photos, thanks to Bushboy. Prompt 20: “Our (optional) prompt for the day is to write a sijo. This is a traditional Korean poetic form. Like the haiku, it has three lines, but the lines are much longer. Typically, they are 14-16 syllables, and optimally… Read more
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Day 19: Male gaze
This rant has been a long time coming. Nothing humorous about it but I keep it civil. In photos, the female gaze and work of Niki de Saint Phalle in the south of Tuscany. Prompt 19: “Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a humorous rant. In this poem, you may excoriate to your… Read more
