A Creative Spirit in Portugal
It's day six of the WordPress ten day poetry challenge and my creative enthusiasm is beginning to ebb. Today's challenge is 'enjambment' which (as per the WordPress defintion is Enjambment is all about the arrangement of words on the screen (or page, as the case may be), and how that arrangement affects the pace of... Continue Reading →
It's day five of the WordPress 'Ten Day Poetry Challenge' and I am on a roll. Well, not quite. For today's challenge we were asked to write a Limerick but after several stressful hours of tapping out the rhythm I almost conceded defeat. The Limerick is a far tougher form than it first appeared. Imperfect... Continue Reading →
Day four in the WP Ten Day Poetry Challenge and we are tasked to write a poem which include similes. Always up for a challenge I dedicated this nonsense poem to the humble simile. Why is poetry so exclusive? It’s meaning to Joe Bloggs, elusive, like a crossword of cryptic clues. A jigsaw puzzle in shades of... Continue Reading →
Day three in the WP Ten Day Poetry Challenge and we are tasked to write an acrostic poem. Poetry, Often opaque in delivery Elusive metaphors Tormenting - testing – teasing Readers Yet, sublimely addictive. According to the young writers poetry website An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in... Continue Reading →
Gossip Goblins is a fun poem and an exercise in the use of alliteration.
Looking for inspiration and a cure for writing procrastination I decided to accept the WordPress Challenge and write a poem a day for ten days. Okay, I can already hear the footsteps of a herd of elephants in retreat at the mention of the word 'Poetry'. My first attempt is a Tanka. The Prompt: Water... Continue Reading →
