Simply Poetry
I write poems. Some of them are polished, some are a bit raw, and a handful were written while staring …
NaPoWriMo
NaPoWriMo Day 16: Negation – Prayer: What it is not
‘Our optional daily prompt, once again pulled from our archives. Today’s prompt is a poem of negation – yes (or …
NaPoWriMo Day 14: Parody
This is Just to Say… I have deleted the poem that was on your laptop and which you were probably …
NaPoWriMo Day 13:Joke Poem
Poem following the beat of a joke. Not my best effort! Where do poets buy their pens? From I.A.M. Bic …
NaPoWriMo Day 12: Poem
‘And now for another (optional) prompt from our archives. Today, I challenge you to write a poem that addresses itself …
NaPoWriMo Day 11: Overheard
‘And finally, our (optional) prompt for the day. This prompt challenges you to play around with the idea of overheard …
NaPoWriMo Day Four: Triolet
Today, let’s try writing triolets. A triolet is an eight-line poem. All the lines are in iambic tetramenter (for a …
NaPoWriMo23: Early bird, early bird: What’s the question?
It’s almost that time again; just three days to go before the start of National Poetry Writing Month, NaPoWriMo 2023, …
NaPoWriMo: Heroic Similes
I really don’t think that my use of heroic simile and extended metaphor will be putting Homer out of a …
NaPoWriMo: Our Lady of the Loos -A Vision
When the daily prompt asks you to try writing an aisling *poem and you take a trip to London only …
NaPoWriMo: Tulips
Not long to go now. I can’t believe that the month has gone by so fast. Yesterday we were playing …
NaPoWriMo: Alphabet Poem
Latest prompt: Repetition. I ended up trying an Alphabet poem. Slow slug slimes soft seams Sliding seamless sewn in silks …