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day 1 - write a poem that is 5 lines or less.
day 2 - redefine a pre-existing word.
day 3 - write a poem from the perspective of another person/write from the perspective of one half of a ship.

yes i wrote a poem about stevebucky and what about it
day 4: pick any 7 words from a book/newspaper/old journal and use them all in a poem.

i made my sister pick these words from jenny slate& #39;s little weirds!
day 5: blackout poetry.

two interpretations of the same page from jenny slate& #39;s little weirds!
trigger warning: mentions of food and implied consumption.

day 6 – write a poem after another poet.
day 7 – utilise repetition in a poem.

inspired by lyd havens (@/lizardhavens on instagram)
day 8 – describe a scene with as many physical details and metaphors as possible and very little emotional descriptors.

here& #39;s to april. my origin and my ruin.
day 9 – pull out 3 words from your favourite song and use them in a poem.

words from & #39;your teeth& #39; by peach pit.

absolutely not feeling great about this poem but here she is anyway.
day 10 – write a poem whose title is the same as or a part of its first line.

......i know that there is only one good song about turning 22.
day 11 – write a blackout poem from a wikipedia article.

this is a cutout poem from a wiki about whale sharks that miss al chose for me.
day 12 – write a stream of consciousness poem and follow your train of thought until it ends.
day 13 – write about what you would be doing if ________ hadn& #39;t happened.
day 14 – write a poem inspired the last tv show or movie you watched.

this is about newton and hermann& #39;s relationship in pacific rim that i watched with al a couple weeks ago. they& #39;re two nightmare scientists with repression issues who are obviously in love.
day 15 – write about what you want your future to look like.

i had no inspiration for today and then miss sarah posted that cottagecore photo so here we are i guess
day 16 – write a poem that is either completely or partially dialogue.

i hope you still bake muffins :)
day 17 – set the timer for 10 minutes and write continuously. incorporate the word & #39;orange& #39;
day 18 - what does nostalgia mean to you?

a poem about new zealand, a tiny appendix, pink light spilling into our kitchen and my pounamu.
day 19 – write a poem without any pronouns.
day 20 – write a poem as if it is a voicemail you are leaving on someone& #39;s answering machine.

this is inspired entirely by the fact that i am an enneagram type 2.
day 22 – make a conscious effort to write a happy poem.

i was only 18 when i first moved to new zealand and every time i told someone my name and heard them say it back felt like stacking up the bricks of my new home. this is 100% real except i never bought fancy bread!
day 23 – write a poem around the line "this is the way i loved you."

im a service-oriented lover. i won& #39;t say anything and i& #39;ll do everything and it always costs me my heart lol. there is no story behind this piece, it just is. also my sister made the collage in the back!
day 24 – write a poem about your zodiac sign or birth month.

if you don& #39;t already know, can you guess what my sun sign is? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Flushed face" aria-label="Emoji: Flushed face">
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