Tag: national poetry month

• Write The Next Line! – Bad Similes

  —–The Resulting Poem from Today’s Round: Bad Similes— His eyes were like slick oil spills, oozing dark desire like a goth chick’s emoticons. He smelled much like the acrimonious sins of fathers waking beneath the apathy of mankind. And when he spoke, his voice was like the song of a cicada in a sweet Georgia…

  Julie Israel

  28 April, 2013

  Humor, Miscellaneous, Poetry, Writing

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• Write The Next Line! – using the word “part”

  —–The Resulting Poem from today’s round—– The hours erased the stars and day peeled apart from night a dawning appeared from the aftermath of apartheid. The fleeting memory of times shared, now a part of me erased save ghosts and their imparting, which leave my thoughts defaced. Woo hoo! Great work Joel and Jennifer, and…

  Julie Israel

  27 April, 2013

  Creative Projects, Poetry, Writing

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• Write The Next Line! – Linked Freeverse III

  —–The Resulting Poem from Friday’s Round of Linked Freeverse—- Awaking to the owl and the moon An inflatable monk slit his throat – the air poured out and soon was a lifeless coat. Tony Espino, you’re a star! Thanks for contributing not just today but all week. Give it up lads, and check out this…

  Julie Israel

  26 April, 2013

  Creative Projects, Poetry, Writing

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• Write The Next Line! – Return & Repeat

  —–The Resulting Poem from today’s prompt, Return & Repeat—– The crash of ivory into a thousand pieces Was the result of minds crashing at right angles Minds that jangled with a cacophony of thought Thought in nails, sirens, screeching brakes Nails our Fathers purchased for our deeds A hearty thank you to Tony Espino, Lilith…

  Julie Israel

  25 April, 2013

  Creative Projects, Miscellaneous, Poetry, Writing

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• Write The Next Line! – Linked Freeverse II

  ——–The Resulting Poem from Wednesday’s Round of Linked Freeverse—— The white rabbit hidden inside of the hat Smoked a zombie corpse down at the laundromat For this was not your average bunny In fact he was quite funny He had a twitch in his knee and a bee in his tea, He was as mad…

  Julie Israel

  24 April, 2013

  Humor, Poetry, Writing

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• Write The Next Line! – Couplet Rhyme

  ——-The resulting poem from Tuesday’s round of Couplet Rhyme—– On the side of the road was a leathery shoe Tattered, worn, held together by glue So I sang and I waltzed and picked up my cobbling tool. I placed it upon my svelte foot Wishing, oh wishing for a elegant boot Or even a Blahnik…

  Julie Israel

  23 April, 2013

  Creative Projects, Humor, Poetry, Writing

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• Write The Next Line! – Linked Freeverse

  ——-The resulting poem from Monday’s round of Linked Freeverse—– A raindrop struck my cheek then slipped and fell away my head exploded cake   Thank you Laura Hogan and Tony Espino for playing! This round was only a few lines, but my, what a turn! Laura, your line was lyrical and elegant, and Tony, yours…

  Julie Israel

  22 April, 2013

  Creative Projects, Inspiration, Poetry, Writing

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• NaPoMo, Day 21: vision

  vision: the Circus floated in through the windows

  Julie Israel

  21 April, 2013

  Art, Creative Projects, Poetry, Writing

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• NaPoMo, Day 20: The dungeon

  The dungeon (fear, fear) of nightmare hums, drones, smells of fire, wings, empurpled oblivion — Madly we Look on and despair.

  Julie Israel

  20 April, 2013

  Art, Creative Projects, Poetry, Writing

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• Forum Friday: Help Design Interactive Poetry Prompts!

  Many of you know I’ve been celebrating National Poetry Month here at The Read Room with a different theme each week: reading, artistic transcriptions, blackout poems, and last but not least– starting Monday, interactive poetry. What do I mean by interactive poetry? Ideally, each day I will post a prompt and readers will supply lines…

  Julie Israel

  19 April, 2013

  Creative Projects, Humor, Miscellaneous, Poetry, Writing

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