by M A Fox | Apr 30, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
I can’t believe that we have made it to the end of National Poetry Month. As someone who hasn’t written poetry since high school, I am incredibly chuffed with what I have been able to achieve in 30 days. The final NaPoWriMo prompt is to...
by M A Fox | Apr 29, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
Here we are at the penultimate day of National Poetry Month. The NaPoWriMo challenge for Day 29 was to write a poetic memoir of random memories. Mine are all from my early childhood at Mamaw’s house. NaPoWriMo Day 29 – Memories I remember winter nights and...
by M A Fox | Apr 28, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
The finish line of National Poetry Month is in sight! The NaPoWriMo prompt for Day 28 was to write a story backwards. NaPoWriMo Day 28 – Backwards Each drop of black ink a story pushed deep beneath the pale epidermis. The blue stencil a promise of artwork to...
by M A Fox | Apr 27, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
NaPoWriMo Day 27 is all about the long line in the style of Irish poet, Ciaran Carson. I have been editing and world building all day, so I kept the lines long but the poem short. NaPoWriMo Day 27 – The Long Line Shadows spill across the cobbled stones beneath...
by M A Fox | Apr 26, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
After a long day, my brain simply did not want to play with words tonight. I did manage to come up with this little call and response poem for the Day 26 NaPoWriMo prompt, inspired by Odysseus’ voyage. NaPoWriMo Day 26 – Call and Response Sea waves spread...
by M A Fox | Apr 25, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
We’re on the home stretch; only 5 days left in the 30 days of poetry challenge. Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt was to use a line from a famous poem to inspire a new work. I have used the first line of Frost’s poem, ‘The Road Not Taken’, and...
