get your poem on #23 at Read Write Poem

get your poem on #23

Published by Christine April 21st, 2008 in Christine, Get the Lead Out.

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1 Tiel Aisha Ansari Apr 21st, 2008 at 12:03 am

I wrote these a while back, but they’re so appropriate for this prompt I couldn’t resist.

Oil and Salt
2 Brian Apr 21st, 2008 at 12:11 am

For me the contrast was love/hate and Little Brian and Sable wanted a go.

http://hummingbunny.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/soul/
3 totomai Apr 21st, 2008 at 2:01 am

how does a parent feel when his child leave the world first than him?

http://filteredprecipitates.blogspot.com/2008/04/room-for-rent.html

an interesting prompt…
4 Wine-dark Sea Apr 21st, 2008 at 4:34 am

poem

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Edit added by Deb: That was weird. Rob was right. So I changed the link to Wine Dark Sea’s poem - I hope it is the right one…I have no idea what happened there!
5 Rob Kistner Apr 21st, 2008 at 4:47 am

Some how my first post got messed up with a Wine-Dark Sea post, and the link corrupted??

Contrasting Perspective
6 Gemma Apr 21st, 2008 at 6:10 am

Here is my effort.

It’s a bit odd, but wanted to try something different.

Fire and Rain

Gemma
7 Regina Clare Jane Apr 21st, 2008 at 9:14 am

I followed the prompt pretty strictly and this is what I came up with… thanks for a very interesting poetic device!

http://reginaclarejane.livejournal.com/59536.html
8 Christine Apr 21st, 2008 at 9:20 am

Here’s mine.Fractured love Thanks for playing along with something experimental!
9 cocoloco Apr 21st, 2008 at 9:26 am

Today’s post include the prompt: Vinegar and Olive oil.
http://rscocoloco.blogspot.com
10 gautami tripathy Apr 21st, 2008 at 9:44 am

I offer this:

sweetly soured
11 jillypoet Apr 21st, 2008 at 10:02 am

Christine! I loved. loved this prompt! It is just the thing I needed to begin writing about something difficult. Thanks! I will definitely try this technique again.

Comments/critique always welcome! One For the Record Books
12 Christine Apr 21st, 2008 at 10:06 am

Thanks, Jill! I’ve been trying it out myself. One other similar exercise from Pat Schneider that I’ve been playing with is to write two poems, then line them up one on top of the other, and number the lines, 1,2,3 down the page. Then write all the ones together, all the twos, and then all the threes. You can always go back and change waht doesn’t work. It reminds me a lot of Patchwork poems.
13 Katherine Apr 21st, 2008 at 11:24 am

An expat wakes in Malawi, having dreamed of New Mexico.

Emigrant
14 jan doble Apr 21st, 2008 at 12:28 pm

i hope this fits in with the theme in the prompt:

http://moodsandmetaphors.blogspot.com/2008/04/maybe.html
15 bitchyangel Apr 21st, 2008 at 12:45 pm

something short..

voices
16 UL Apr 21st, 2008 at 12:54 pm

Well, since I couldn’t stay up late, my husband posted the link at the wrong place for me!!

here it is again -

http://ul-typingaway.blogspot.com/2008/04/detachment.html
17 paisley Apr 21st, 2008 at 8:07 pm

for some reason this one was hard for me… i am not sure i like my piece.. i like the premise,, but i am not at all sure i pulled it off…..

the bitter and the sweet
18 Aud Apr 21st, 2008 at 9:56 pm

This is the first time I have tried out a prompt. I’m new to poem writing and hope to learn more.
My post is at http://shortsweetpoems.com/?p=54
19 Derek Apr 22nd, 2008 at 8:05 am

Another one! Wow, I’m smoking. Don’t take this one too seriously.

http://eatsbugs.wordpress.com/2008/04/20/dear-alice-42008/
20 Linda Jacobs Apr 22nd, 2008 at 11:49 am

I’m late this week because my granddaughter visited for a couple days.

I really had fun with this and the resulting poem tickled me! This is definitely something I’ll have my poetry-writing students try.

Thanks for the inspiration!

Mine
21 pepektheassassin Apr 22nd, 2008 at 8:36 pm

A Study in Contrasts–Day 22 (Yes, I am hanging in there!) This is another based on a wonderful painting by Rick Mobbs called Tapestry. Can’t make a link, but just click on my name.
22 Vixen Apr 22nd, 2008 at 11:56 pm

Here is my effort for this weeks prompt:

http://vixensden.com/?p=464
23 senzatema Apr 23rd, 2008 at 8:34 am

kind of thick, but i like it ok.
24 jan doble Apr 23rd, 2008 at 10:20 am

senztema: yournlivejournal wouldn’t let me post my identity; so, i want to let you know i’ve posted the first comment re: this poem. jan
25 This Girl Remembers Apr 23rd, 2008 at 12:50 pm

A little late to the party, but here’s mine:

http://thisgirlremembers.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/revelations/

I didn’t follow the prompt entirely faithfully as I didn’t alternate lines, but it certainly follows the spirit of the prompt. It’s good to write again.
26 Linda - Nickers and Ink Apr 25th, 2008 at 9:42 pm

Here’s my study in contrasts:

FRIENDLY FIRE, at Nickers and Ink

Blessings all,
Linda
Nickers and Ink
27 Linda - Nickers and Ink Apr 25th, 2008 at 9:43 pm

OK, I confess. I didn’t do the alternating lines either.

Instead, I wrote a series of haikus on a subject that’s a study in contrasts.
28 Rob Kistner Apr 27th, 2008 at 4:54 am

Irresponsible conspicuous consumption, and our ecosystem, do not mix! It is completely outrageous to think they ever could.

1 Revelations « This Girl Remembers Pingback on Apr 23rd, 2008 at 12:47 pm

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