Looking Forward to Poetry Month

It is just around the corner – National Poetry Month! I have not forgotten so I’ve put together a little scavenger hunt. I think that this time I’m going to go easier on you. There will be a little more flexibility. I’ve been trying to be more spontaneous and to that end I thought that I’d give you “either/or” prompts. Of course anyone who wants to be an over achiever is welcome to do both sides of the coin, so to speak. The prompts will number 13 as that is the number of M-W-F posting days according to my schedule (and since I’m doing it I get to choose). In keeping with the theme of flexibility you are free to post them all at once, every day, every other day, just the 2 that tickled your muse, or do them all once with the either and then do them all again with the or. (Have I exhausted or confused you? Sorry.) Without further ado – 2022 NPM Flex:

1. Write a Bob and Wheel poem or write a poem using the word “elastic”
2. Write a Cascade poem or write a poem using the word “limber”
3. Write a Decima poem or write a poem using the theme of roses
4. Write an Alouette poem or write a poem using the word “yield”
5. Write a Golden Shovel poem or write a poem incorporating the theme of change
6. Write a Blues Stanza or write a poem using the theme of resilience
7. Write an Irregular Ode or write a poem using the words “spy” and “deep”
8. Write a Kyrielle or write a poem on servitude
9. Write a Espinela poem or write a poem on the theme of passion
10. Write a Nonet poem or write a poem using the words “joint” and “bent”
11. Write an Ottava Rima or write on the theme of vision
12. Write a Waltmarie poem or write about healing
13. Write a Rant Prose poem or write about blindness

As always, put a link in your page to this post so that others can join the fun. And of course, comment to me so that I can come read your delightful work and be amazed and awed by the immense talent of the WP community!!

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