Hello Poetry Friday friends! I took the month of May off (mostly) after posting daily for National Poetry Month. If you didn't see my poems, I spent April writing poems in "different" or uncommon poetic forms on a variety of topics.. You can find all the poems written this month on the page NPM 2025 - Uncommon and Unusual Forms.
I also shared these poems on my Instagram, which is a good place to view them all in one place. Here's a snapshot of some of the poems.
This month the challenge was to write a golden shovel using a line from the Elizabeth Bishop poem Letter to N.Y. I chose two different lines and wrote poems about Paris.
In dreams, I wander Paris, taking
midnight strolls, watching cabs
trundle over bridges in
the city's heart. In the
café's glow, the middle
notes of an accordion sing of
romance under the
glow of streetlamps painting the night.
In Paris, residents wake on one
quiet street, whispering secrets to every side
of the Seine. Sleepy facades of
café windows reflect dawn as the
city stirs. Charming old buildings
ooze romance. The day rises
to meet new dreams, unfolding with
tenderness and hope, as the
young and old eagerly greet the sun.
Poems ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2025. All rights reserved.
You can read the poems my Poetry Sisters have written at the links below.
Would you like to try the next challenge? We're writing the raccontino, a form I was introduced to in a Helen Frost verse novel. You can find information on the form and an example in this document. You can use this raccontino worksheet from Helen Frost as a guide. You’ve got a month to craft your creation(s), then share your offering with the rest of us on June 27th in a post and/or on social media with the tag #PoetryPals. We look forward to reading your poems!
I hope you'll take some time to check out all the wonderful poetic things being shared and collected today by Karen Edmisten.
