by M A Fox | Apr 20, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
I loved working on today’s prompt! The NaPoWriMo Day 20 challenge was to write a poem with kennings, metaphors used in Norse sagas. NaPoWriMo Day 20 – Kennings Prometheus Clay-fashioner Life-bearer God-tricker Fire-giver Chain-clanger Scream-maker...
by M A Fox | Apr 19, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
The challenge for NaPoWriMo Day 19 was to write a didactic poem on any theme and I chose writing. NaPoWriMo Day 19 – Didactic The first step is to sit in the same seat, Turn on a screen or grab a pad and pen, Then take a deep breath and put up your feet, Time...
by M A Fox | Apr 18, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
I have been wanted to try a Bref Double poem and today seemed like an excellent opportunity. The NaPoWriMo prompt for Day 18 was sounds of home. I grew up in northern Alabama and I have fantastic memories of growing up in my great grandmother’s yard surrounded...
by M A Fox | Apr 17, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
This was a tough prompt for a Sunday night. The NaPoWriMo challenge today (and it was a challenge) was to use at least 10 terms from a specialised dictionary. NaPoWriMo Day 17 – Dictionary A vatic threnody, fustian longueur, This is not, In its place, a...
by M A Fox | Apr 16, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
The NaPoWriMo prompt for Day 16 was a bit of a struggle. The task was to fill out an Almanac Questionaire about a real or imagined place. Of course, I’ve chosen a place that was real but now lives mostly in our imaginations. NaPoWriMo Day 16 – Almanac...
by M A Fox | Apr 15, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
We’ve made it to the halfway point of the 30-day challenge! Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to write a poem that somehow relates to ‘doubles’. I’ve experimented with a new form, Gwawdodyn and the concept of soul mates. Image by Ceramir ...
by M A Fox | Apr 14, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
The NaPoWriMo challenge for Day 14 is to write a poem in the form of a san san. Comprising of 8 lines, the san san has a rhyming pattern similar to a tritina and focuses on 3 repetitions of 3 images. Below is my attempt, which is inspired by the Major Arcana of the...
by M A Fox | Apr 13, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
The NaPoWriMo prompts are just getting better and better. The challenge for Day 13 was to write a poem inspired by fortune cookies. NaPoWriMo Day 13 – Fortune Cookie Today you will feel tired and lack energy. Your future will be filled with uncertainty. Words...
by M A Fox | Apr 12, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
NaPoWriMo Day 12’s prompt is to write a poem in the form of a book index. I think all of the writers out there will be able to relate to this piece. NaPoWriMo Day 12 – Index “Writer”: imposter syndrome, 4; fear of the blank page, 11; how to get...
by M A Fox | Apr 11, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
In Day 11, the NaPoWriMo challenge is to end a descriptive poem with an abstract line “that doesn’t seemingly have anything to do with that object or place, but which, of course, really does”. I have chosen to write today’s poem in the form of a...
