national poetry writing month thread

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
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's little weirds!
i made my sister pick these words from jenny slate's little weirds!
trigger warning: mentions of food and implied consumption.
day 6 β write a poem after another poet.
day 6 β write a poem after another poet.
day 8 β describe a scene with as many physical details and metaphors as possible and very little emotional descriptors.
here's to april. my origin and my ruin.
here's to april. my origin and my ruin.
day 9 β pull out 3 words from your favourite song and use them in a poem.
words from 'your teeth' by peach pit.
absolutely not feeling great about this poem but here she is anyway.
words from 'your teeth' by peach pit.
absolutely not feeling great about this poem but here she is anyway.
day 10 β 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.
......i know that there is only one good song about turning 22.
day 11 β 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.
this is a cutout poem from a wiki about whale sharks that miss al chose for me.
day 14 β write a poem inspired the last tv show or movie you watched.
this is about newton and hermann's relationship in pacific rim that i watched with al a couple weeks ago. they're two nightmare scientists with repression issues who are obviously in love.
this is about newton and hermann's relationship in pacific rim that i watched with al a couple weeks ago. they're two nightmare scientists with repression issues who are obviously in love.
day 15 β 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
i had no inspiration for today and then miss sarah posted that cottagecore photo so here we are i guess
day 16 β write a poem that is either completely or partially dialogue.
i hope you still bake muffins :)
i hope you still bake muffins :)
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.
a poem about new zealand, a tiny appendix, pink light spilling into our kitchen and my pounamu.
day 20 β write a poem as if it is a voicemail you are leaving on someone's answering machine.
this is inspired entirely by the fact that i am an enneagram type 2.
this is inspired entirely by the fact that i am an enneagram type 2.
day 22 β 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!
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 β write a poem around the line "this is the way i loved you."
im a service-oriented lover. i won't say anything and i'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!
im a service-oriented lover. i won't say anything and i'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!