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...
by M A Fox | Apr 24, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
The challenge for NaPoWriMo Day 24 had me a bit stumped for ‘poetic words’. Can you tell which are which? I decided to play with the Fib form again for this tricky prompt. NaPoWriMo Day 24 – Mix-and-Match Words are magic, eternal, unsurpassed...
by M A Fox | Apr 23, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt was a form of poetry rather than a topic: participants were encouraged to write a sonnet. I have gone with the traditional Shakespearean rhyming pattern and stuck with the Greek mythology theme. NaPoWriMo Day 23 – Sonnet Deep...
by M A Fox | Apr 22, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
NaPoWriMo Day 22 is a chant poem in honour of Earth Day. NaPoWriMo Day 22 – Earth Day Weep for our goddess, Gaia Her skin cracked beneath our weight. Weep for our goddess, Gaia Her lungs choked with smoke and fog. Weep for our goddess, Gaia Her face drenched...
by M A Fox | Apr 21, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
Fairy tales and mythology have always intrigued me. As a kid, my favourite book was Grimm’s Fairy Tales (the more gruesome, the better). So, today’s NaPoWriMo theme of telling a classic story from an unexpected point of view stumped me. How could I choose...
