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Friday, September 29, 2023

Poetry Sisters Write Diminishing Verse

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The challenge this month was to write in the form of diminishing verse. You can learn more about this form at  Writer's Digest . You can...
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Friday, August 25, 2023

Poetry Sisters Play with an Exquisite Corpse

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This month's challenge was writing a poem from the lines generated as we played with an exquisite corpse . Here's what Wikipedia has...
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Friday, July 28, 2023

Poetry Sisters Write Monotetra Poems

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The challenge this month was to write a poem in the form of  monotetra . You can learn more about it at  Writer's Digest . I believe I s...
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Friday, June 30, 2023

Poetry Sisters Write to a Quote

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The challenge this month was to write a poem in response to a quote. Initially, I thought we would be writing to the same quote, but several...
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Friday, June 02, 2023

Poetry Friday is Here!

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Hello All! I'm so happy to be hosting Poetry Friday.  I have spent the last few months preparing to move out of the building I have spen...
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Friday, May 26, 2023

Poetry Sisters Write Ghazals

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The challenge this month was to write in the form of the ghazal . You can learn more about  this form here . This is a fairly restrictive fo...
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Friday, April 28, 2023

Poetry Sisters Write in the Style of Neruda

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This month's challenge was to write in the style of Neruda. Oh boy. I haven't read much Neruda, so finding a poem as a mentor text w...
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Friday, April 14, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 14

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My poem for Day 14 of National Poetry Month is written to the illustration Sowing and Reaping in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper,...
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Thursday, April 13, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 13

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My poem for Day 13 of National Poetry Month is written to the photograph  The Johnstown calamity. A slightly damaged house. Pennsylvania Joh...
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 12

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My poem for Day 12 of National Poetry Month is written to Henry Bacon’s Competition Proposal for a Monument to Abraham Lincoln (1912) . neoc...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 11

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My poem for Day 11 of National Poetry Month is written to Pigeon Message from Major Whittlesey to the Commanding Officer of the 308th Infant...
Monday, April 10, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 10

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My poem for Day 10 of National Poetry Month is written to a Detroit Publishing Company photograph of The Main street, Mackinac . Main street...
Sunday, April 09, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 9

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My poem for Day 9 of National Poetry Month is written to the Amnesty Oath of Robert E. Lee (1865) .  After surrender he promised to uphold t...
Saturday, April 08, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 8

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My poem for Day 8 of National Poetry Month is written to  Roy Takeno reading paper in front of office / photograph by Ansel Adams .  Free Pr...
Friday, April 07, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 7

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My poem for Day 7 of National Poetry Month is written to a horrific Letter from Governor Ross Supporting Apache Removal (1886) . You can rea...
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Thursday, April 06, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 6

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My poem for Day 6 of National Poetry Month is written to  Teachers' Monthly Report and Rules (1865): Narrative School Reports from Teach...
Wednesday, April 05, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 5

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My poem for Day 5 of National Poetry Month is written to the sheet music cover for Votes for Women: International Suffragists' Song . Th...
Tuesday, April 04, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 4

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My poem for Day 4 of National Poetry Month is written to a 1917 poster showing Liberty presenting a sword "Service" to a young wom...
Monday, April 03, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 3

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My poem for Day 3 of National Poetry Month is written to a section of the city code of Montgomery, Alabama, requiring segregation on buses ....
Sunday, April 02, 2023

NPM 2023 - Poem 2

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My poem for Day 2 of National Poetry Month is written to John Wilkes Booth's calling card . You can read more about it on the Pieces of ...
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