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...
by M A Fox | Apr 10, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
I had never heard the Day 10 NaPoWriMo challenge before today, but, as a bibliophile, I was immediately excited by the possibilities of Book Spine Poetry. I pulled some random books from my bookshelf, and the titles turned into a sonnet. NaPoWriMo Day 10...
by M A Fox | Apr 9, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
How apropos that today’s NaPoWriMo challenge is to use a line that you’re afraid to write given I have spent most of the day struggling with anxiety and panic. While I am open to speaking about my battle with mental illness, I still find it difficult to...
by M A Fox | Apr 8, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
Continuing on from yesterday, I decided to stick with the Roman theme and write a Fibonacci poem dedicated to the goddess of flowers, Flora. NaPoWriMo Day 8 – Flowers Spring looms. Flora, Rome’s goddess, flowers as her crown, heralds the cycle of...
by M A Fox | Apr 7, 2016 | NaPoWriMo
1 week in and I’ve managed a poem each day! I’ve stuck with the suggested NaPoWriMo themes and today’s challenge was to write a tritina. This tricky little poem is made up of three tercets with the same ending words in each and ends with a line using...
