April 5. Today’s Napowrimo 2026 task is to write a poem of our own form choice that explores disliking something – particularly something utterly innocuous, like clover. We should try to be OTT and silly and overdramatic. The inspiration for this prompt focussed on hate, so I felt obliged to colour in that emotion. DoContinue reading “Kaleidoscopic hate”
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Kia Hora Te Marino
Our challenge today is to write a six-line poem that has the same qualities as (from 60’s rock band MC5) Brother J.C.’s warm-up and Jane Kenyon’s poem The Shirt. Both are informed by repetition, simple language, and they express enthusiasm. They have a sermon/prayer-like quality and then end with a bang. Today’s resource took meContinue reading “Kia Hora Te Marino”