April 19th Today must be moaning Monday, as we were asked to write a humorous rant about pet hates. I figured that limericks are the perfect format for a good old chunter, so I give you this to chew over. There’s an ancient old vegan from Stoke, Who seems like a half decent bloke, ButContinue reading “Moaning Minnies”
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Having coffee with Dylan Thomas and others
April 18th Although I was inspired by the title of Susan G. Wooldridge’s book Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words, (a copy of which I’ve now ordered) I went slightly off prompt. I’m currently reading The 20th Century in Poetry, which I highly recommend, and have reached the post-war period where poets where questioning theContinue reading “Having coffee with Dylan Thomas and others”
Lunasea
NaPoWriMo prompt for April 17th, write about the moon. Each line length is indicating the phases of the moon. NothingThen a sliverA silver sliver filling a black cupA jet black, star backed milk filled cupAsteroid achne mutilated smiling faceMaddening power keep seas in placeIt starts to drain, like lunar rainIn the day the sameIt remains,Continue reading “Lunasea”
Jamp
April 16th Today we were tasked to write a Skeltonic, or tumbling, verse. In this form, there’s no specific number of syllables per line, but each line should be short, and should aim to have two or three stressed syllables. The lines should rhyme consistently until the rhyme is exhausted before moving on to anotherContinue reading “Jamp”
Foxxed
Prompt of the day: think about a small habit you picked up from one of your parents, and then write a piece that explores an early memory of your parent engaged in that habit, before shifting into writing about yourself engaging in the same habit. Coal flames in the hearth stage lit father and son,Continue reading “Foxxed”
Buddy Wakefield
I saw Buddy perform a few years ago at the Old Picture House in Sheffield, he was supporting Roger McGough and he totally blew me away. I’ve never witnessed a physical embodiment of the reading of a poem quite like it. His words combined with his physique to enhance every word and utterance which leftContinue reading “Buddy Wakefield”
What’s your name boy?
April 14th “What’s your name boy?” Demanded the tweed-clad, German-speaking, paunch-bellied Deputy Headmaster into whom I had just collided on my first day at Grammar School. His voice echoed around my head and the polished wooden corridors of the faux Elizabethan academe I would come to call jail. I served five years of a life-sentenceContinue reading “What’s your name boy?”
Donald Hall, 1928 – 2018
I came across Donald’s work thanks to a suggestion from another poet, the mysterious and highly talented Miss Swiss, whose wonderful blog is entitled Yodel Yodel I had not heard of Donald before, which is a bit remiss of me seeing as he was the 14th US Poet Laureate, but I instantly liked him, hisContinue reading “Donald Hall, 1928 – 2018”
Haiku News – 14th April 2021
April 13th Today’s poetry prompt was to write a poem in the form of a news article we wish would come out tomorrow. As a Public Relations professional, I know that over 80% of news is made up of material provided by PR agencies, offices, and consultants. I’m also very aware that “news” has beenContinue reading “Haiku News – 14th April 2021”
To Venice and the stars and back
Our poetry prompt today is called “Past and Future.” This prompt challenges us to write a poem using at least one word/concept/idea from each of two specialty dictionaries: Lempriere’s Classical Dictionary and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. As we are working with catalogues, I used my own reference details and chose three words orContinue reading “To Venice and the stars and back”