Monthly Archives: April 2018

Synchronicity Squared

Posted on April 30, 2018 by colonialist

My final contribution on DAY 30  is based on a prompt suggesting “a poem that engages with a strange and fascinating fact. It could be an odd piece of history, an unusual bit of art trivia, or something just plain weird.” I think … Continue reading →

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Sticky Plath-tour for Cuts

Posted on April 29, 2018 by colonialist

Here, I am using Wordle 349 to meet the challenge of GloPoWriMo Day 29 where I have chosen ‘Ariel’ as the Sylvia Plath poem on which to base my scheme. I have also taken ‘Dirge for a Joker’ to inform … Continue reading →

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Missing Post Card

Posted on April 28, 2018 by colonialist

Day 28  … our prompt (optional, as always). Following the suggestion of our craft resource, we challenge you today to draft a prose poem in the form/style of a postcard. (Well, OK, but that doesn’t seem to offer much scope … Continue reading →

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Ta-ta Hide’ngoseek; Hi there Hip-Hop!

Posted on April 27, 2018 by colonialist

      © April 2018 Colonialist

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Tarot Sets In

Posted on April 27, 2018 by colonialist

The Magician should be the chosen card Of writers, who are trying hard To conjure with all their written words, (Like from a hat extracting birds) Enthralling entertainment for their readers; And even more so in a fantasy, Wherein by … Continue reading →

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Sea Hear Now …

Posted on April 26, 2018 by colonialist

Day 26  ‘…  write a poem that includes images that engage all five senses. Try to be as concrete and exact as possible with the “feel” of what the poem invites the reader to see, smell, touch, taste and hear.’ … Continue reading →

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Make A-ware to B-ware!

Posted on April 25, 2018 by colonialist

Day 25  Today, we challenge you to write a poem that takes the form of a warning label . . . for yourself!  Do not feed doughnuts or ‘do-nots’, For both as a challenge are seen; Do not disturb writing … Continue reading →

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Prompt, but Wrong Directions and Late Arrival; Sad!

Posted on April 24, 2018 by colonialist

  Day 23 (Repeat, on correct prompt!)   Do you know what I did gone and doned for the 23rd? I repeated the prompt for 2017! All the while I was thinking, ‘But surely we did something like this last … Continue reading →

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Playing with Shakespeare:

Posted on April 23, 2018 by colonialist

Today marks the anniversary of what is agreed to have been, from baptismal records, the birthdate of William Shakespeare, and he died on the same date 402 years ago.   A wonderful way of remembering the dates was taught to pensitivity … Continue reading →

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Food of Love or Poison

Posted on April 23, 2018 by colonialist

  Day 23 ‘… write a double elevenie. The first line is one word, a noun. The second line is two words that explain what the noun in the first line does, the third line explains where the noun is in … Continue reading →

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