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During this month of April, which is National Poetry Writing Month (NAPOWRIMO), Writer’s Island will NOT be posting our regular weekly prompts. Our regular weekly prompts will resume Saturday, May 7th.
Instead, this is a “FREE WRITE” day, as will each day be in April. Writer’s Island is NOT suggesting a daily writing prompt during NAPOWRIMO. Please feel free to post a link here in the comments section to whatever poem or poems you may have written today.
Just as this post did today, each day of NAPOWRIMO, the “Free Write” post will open at 12:01 AM US Eastern Daylight Time. The current and the prior day’s post will remain visible on the main blog page. You can access earlier NAPOWRIMO days by selecting April in the “Past Prompts” drop down in right side bar.
Whether you are following specific daily NAPOWRIMO prompts of some sort, or just writing a poem each day (or most/some days) of NAPOWRIMO – please post a link to your poems here. At this time, I know • the NAPOWRIMO site and • Poetic Asides and • Big Tent Poetry will be offering prompts for each day. But you don’t need prompts to write a poem each day.
If you wish, please consider Writer’s Island your NAPOWRIMO 2011 ‘linking hub’. Just enter your name and email address in the comments heading, and the URL of whatever poem you’ve written for that day, in the comment box. Nothing else needs to be written in the comment box if you don’t want to.
As always, if you are a first time participant, your first entry will be moderated – after your first time, there will be no more moderating. April is NAPOWRIMO – so poem away and enter your links here. Have fun…!!! 🙂
Winding Down,
Elizabeth
There are two poems here, the first for the least favourite words prompt and the second for the Bigtent Wheels Come Off prompt.
A big tent prompt,
http://flaubert-poetrywithme.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-happened-to-sun-napowrimo-big-tent.html
The words I don’t like poem
I wasn’t able to leave a comment in your comment-section, so I’ll say it here:
I love words! And I greatly enjoyed what you have done with those!
Thank you, Mariya!
I can’t even think of prompts, I’m just trying to finish. 🙂
Heading to the finish line:
http://inthecornerofmyeye.blogspot.com/2011/04/in-middle-of-night.html
Mary, I tried to leave a comment on your blog, but it absolutely refused to allow me to even enter the comments section. I really like your poem, and it touches base with each and everyone of us. In the middle of the night, we all face those things. Great word usage and really like the comparison between possibilities and probabilities.
Elizabeth
Mary, I have the same problem as 1sojournal. I believe Blogger has some issue today.
Anyway, here is what I meant to say:
It’s beautiful and so sadly true!
I am a WordPresser who could not comment either. But Mary, this really brought a tear to my eye. I often wake up in the middle of the night and, in that moment of disorientation, the dream haunts me.
Pleasant dreams tonight, my friend.
Amy
I’m echoing the others…couldn’t leave a comment on your blog today…but wanted to tell you that you captured it well, Mary! Unfortunately I’ve had too many of these nights lately, and can relate all too well!
~Paula
Almost there!
http://imnotaverse.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/if-onlys/
Day 28:
http://says-sir-ten.blogspot.com/2011/04/day-28-napowrimo-2011.html
Rave on, Uncle Ron. Scrambled, Not fried
Well, I made it again. Recently I don’t have enough time, so I miss a lot of great poems by fellow-poets here, for which I am truly sorry.
Here is my today’s piece: http://phoenix-em.com/mariyakoleva/2011/04/in-the-middle-of-kidnapping-day-27/
To everyone using Blogger:
I’m sorry, I can’t comment on your blogs again today. Codes like these keep coming up when I try:
bX-kx300f
bX-mgonfi
Does anyone know what the problem is?
Try just clicking on the names. I’ve had this difficulty for a day or two, and that’s how I manage to get in.
I can get onto the blogs, I just can’t comment.
but you can comment on here: public praise can be heartwarming.
Yes, same with me. So, I comment here.
I’m a WordPresser having the same problem. It kicks me to the “Try Blogspot for free” signup page. I think they’re trying to drum up biz, LOL. Amy
Thanks Rob, here’s my 28:
http://sewina.blogspot.com/2011/04/napowrimo-2011-day-twenty-eight.html
Viv: Okay, but I hope you know I’m embarrassed to air my views in public. 🙂
Pamela: Wonderful imagery.
Mary: You describe a moment that touches us all.
Andy: Another one that we can all relate to.
Thanks Tilly Bud! I drove past a cafe today called Tilly’s!!
Hope you get your computer problems sorted!!
From a picture:
http://bozone-bw.blogspot.com/2011/04/napowrimo-28-ekphrastic-piece.html
Brenda, Blogger won’t let me enter the comment sections. The image and your poem are a difficult matter to interpret, but you did a great job of tackling a harsh reality. Brava!
Elizabeth
I could not respond, either. But I tried to say, “A silent song, a hymn to all that is kept to oneself.” Truly brilliant writing, Brenda. Amy
I haven’t done that…look for a picture to prompt my words. I’ll have to try that sometime…because your example here was fabulous!
A little bit of reflection today: Looking In (WordPress) or Looking In (Blogspot)
Commented on your blog, but Richard, have to say right here at my NaPoWriMo site that this poem ROCKS. Amy
What better than a natural spring for inspiration?
For today’s prompt at Poetic Asides: “The world without ____”
http://got-2-write.blogspot.com/2011/04/world-without.html
Here’s my attempt…I might be back with another. I was writing to Poetic Asides prompt for Day 28: write a poem about “a world without something else” (vs the Day 3 prompt of “a world without you”)
I’ll be back to read…after I consider a second poem or not…
~ Paula
OK…went with my other idea…here’s attempt #2 for the Poetic Asides prompt…
(my first shadorma!)
~Paula
WITHOUT DR. KULACHS’ PIANO RECITAL
WRITTEN PRIOR TO BUT FITTING DAY 28 PA PROMPT…”WITHOUT…”
http://drpkp.com
This is quite unlike me…thought that I would be fizzling out by day 28, but here I am…with a third attempt for today’s Poetic Asides prompt…
So my friend Douglas calls me a “fruit fly,” which is an endearing term for a straight girl who hangs out with gay men. I mean, lesbians and everyone else, too, and straights, but this poem is for my guys!!
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/a-world-without-gay-men-what-a-bore/
PFLAGedly yours, Amy
NaPoWriMo 28: Based on Thursday Poetic Asides prompt:
http://inthecornerofmyeye.blogspot.com/2011/04/without.html
We both wrote about hope…I enjoyed reading yours!
~Paula
From a Poetic Asides Prompt
http://word-painting.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-can-do-without.html
From a Poetic Asides prompt
http://word-painting.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-can-do-without.html
From a Poetic Asides Prompt
http://word-painting.blogspot.com/2011/04/i-can-do-without.html
Somehow, I couldn’t resist one last post for Day 28…combining the same “world without____” prompt with the Theme Thursday prompt (sleep).
And…on that note…I’m going to try to get some sleep!
See you all tomorrow for Day 29!
Took up the challenge to write a poem using my least favorite words. This covers quite a few, starting with the title. Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/pneumocystis-pneumonia-pcp/
Ran out of time for posting this here yesterday, but I tackled the NaPoWriMo.net prompt: http://lovesgoodfood.com/jason/posts/Day_28_2011/
It has been an amazing journey. I have written things that surprised me, and have read so many wonderful writes. This has been wonderful!
http://somethingsithinkabout-annell-annell.blogspot.com/