get your poem on #37
by Tom Adam
From now until midnight one week from today, comments on this post will be open, so you can leave a permalink to your blog post for this week’s contribution, a ballad. (Or some other poetry project of yours. We hope it sings, and we’d love to read a ballad, but we are all about poetry of most any kind.)
Check back through the week and see what others have written in response to this prompt or inspirations from other sources: Read Write Poem!
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Wear it loud, wear it proud! Display the Read Write Poem badge on your site. Just click here or on the image above to get the code! read write poem news- yes, yes, here’s another virtual book tour stop for ‘a walk through the memory palace’
February 6, 2010 | 11:37 amFind the latest tour stop for Pamela Johnson Parker’s debut collection, A Walk Through the Memory Palace at Jillypoet, Jill Crammond Wickham’s blog, where you can find an interview with Pamela that discusses how she creates manuscripts.
Previous stops include Daniel Romo at his blog, Peyote Soliloquies and James Brush at his blog, Coyote Mercury.
You can find all our plans for the tour here.
- the best of the web is in our ranks
February 6, 2010 | 11:35 amSarah J. Sloat’s poem,”Attending the Tasting” (published in The Literary Bohemian) has been selected for Best of the Web 2010. Congratulations, Sarah!
- another (w00t!) read write poem member on the joe milford poetry show
February 6, 2010 | 11:34 amOn the Joe Milford Poetry Show tomorrow (Feb. 6): W.F. Roby at 9 AM (PST). Find the show here!
Joe describes Will as a “great language poet and bad-ass.”
- ‘literary podcasting made simple with wordpress.com’
February 6, 2010 | 11:33 amDave Bonta has published a how-to article that might be of interest to WordPress users: “Literary Podcasting Made Simple with WordPress.com,” based on his and Beth Adams’ experience at Qarrtsiluni.
Thanks, Dave, for continuing to help make the community aware of technological resources that can expand our art.
- the latest (virtual) book tour stop for ‘a walk through the memory palace’
February 3, 2010 | 3:53 pmThe latest tour stop has been posted for Pamela Johnson Parker’s debut collection, A Walk Through the Memory Palace. Find out how Daniel Romo responded to the work at his blog, Peyote Soliloquies.
James Brush provided our first tour stop at his blog, Coyote Mercury.
You can find all our plans for the tour here.
- planning for napowrimo in april, and you are invited!
February 2, 2010 | 6:12 pmHello, hello dear Read Write Poem community members! We are in the planning stages for NaPoWriMo. (What? Is that a groan I hear, or an excited exclamation?)
We are planning another prompt-every-day for those folks who love to write a daily poem in April (which is, as most of you know, National Poetry Month in the United States — although there is an international following of writing poetry every day in April, too, so it is not just about the States).
Anyway! This is a call for prompts because we want to run your ideas, one every day, in April. So here’s what to do:
- Prompts must be no more than 250 words, and we will take the first 30 that we receive.
- Include “NaPoWriMo Prompt” in the subject line of your email as well as your username (e.g., the name you use when you log in) so we can match you up with your prompt and give you the link love.
- Email your submission (in the body of the email — no attachments please) to prompts (at) readwritepoem (dot) org!
We’ll let you know when we’ve got the 30, but don’t delay because it takes a lot of time to format the posts and we want to be ready come April Fools’ Day. Woohoo!
- new senior contributors at read write poem
February 2, 2010 | 11:51 amWe are thrilled to announce that Ren Powell and Dave Jarecki are moving into the senior contributor role at Read Write Poem. Both have been writing feverishly for the site, as well as providing ideas for content and for the community as a whole. In short, they make this site a more lively, and better, place.
Ren and Dave will fill the roles vacated by Carolee Sherwood and Jill Crammond Wickham, who have moved into the manager role.
Everyone please thank Ren and Dave for their hard work and commitment to Read Write Poem.
- rounding out the virtual book tour of sarah j. sloat’s ‘in the voice of a minor saint’
January 31, 2010 | 1:53 pmOur last stop on the Virtual Book Tour of Sarah J. Sloat’s In the Voice of a Minor Saint is with Ren Powell. Find Ren’s review at More Babel.
Joseph Harker provided our first stop in December, and you can find David Moolten’s review at Edible Detritus. David’s was followed by Dave Jarecki’s. Dave’s review is at his blog. Find Jill Crammond Wickham’s at Jillypoet: Mom Trying to Write.
In case you missed the introduction, we are (virtually) hosting Sarah J. Sloat’s In the Voice of a Minor Saint. For complete tour information, such as how you can get your own copy of the collection or how you can get involved in future tours, read this post.
- make your own book: get off the computer and onto the paper
January 30, 2010 | 4:19 pmBeth Adams has posted her latest project at The Cassandra Pages. “A Handmade Book” may not explicate all the details of bookbinding, but Beth shows readers the “Secret Belgian Binding.” It’s a beautiful as well as inspiring post.
If you would like more detailed instructions, Google “secret Belgian bookbinding” and find sites such as this one. Or look for a local book arts class for hands-on instruction.
As Beth says, ” … it did me good to get away from the computer and feel my hands at work!”
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I hope it sings– anyway it’s The Ballad of Pete French
Here’s something with narrative: http://disorder1313.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/the-spark-and-the-flame
You’ll find mine in this post:
http://beyondtheblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/27/tony-on-burn-up-storm-more
Enjoy.
http://hummingbunny.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/when-a-job-fails/
My attempt at a ballad about losing a job called “Tough luck pal”.
[...] in response to the Ballad prompt – Get your poem on #37 [...]
Mine’s up.
http://maekitso.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/third-rock-ballad/
Looking forward to seeing all of the responses. Cheers.
I offer this:
deeply in love with dracula’s daughter
Not quite a ballad, per se; I used the prompt as a jumping off place for something stylistic I wanted to do…
Broadside Songs Looking forward to reading this week!
Loved this prompt!
http://sewina.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-say-you-when-youre-lying-in-gutter.html
Here’s my ballad: The way back
This was a fun challenge…..
http://hollyannam.blogspot.com/2008/07/songbirds.html
This one seriously whipped my butt…but I did it anyway. I must be a masochist (j/k)…but in the end, I’m glad I wrote this.
http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2008/07/28/the-ballad-of-janis-joplin/
-Nicole
A ballad of the high seas….har.
Why Sailors Do Not Bathe.
Opppsss…Try this.
Why Sailors Do Not Bathe
[...] 28, 2008 by Donald Harbour This poem was written for Read Write Poem Prompt #37. A [...]
Hey! I wanted to share a poem I wrote using words Carolee provided. It’s one of our Poetry Collaborative exercises.
Here’s the poem: After Trust, Calm.
And also, please check out my collaborative poetry page on my site. (Just click on “Collaborative Poetry” in the blog header.)
At http:artpredator.wordpress.com you’ll find:
The Ballad of Marcel Duchamp & the Gopher
where there is death & drama, and a little singing at the end but no rhyming
soon you’ll find:
The Ballad of my Belly
(no rhyming)
hmmn try
http://artpredator.wordpress.com
(cannot figure out why here and only here when you click on my name you get a picture instead of my blog…)
I am new to your forum. Brian “Humming Bunny” enticed me here. My Ballad is posted: The Autograph Tree.
Here’s the link to that collaborative poetry page on my website, in case anyone’s interested in learning more:
http://mygorgeoussomewhere.org/collaborative-poetry/
[...] & Poet: Charlene L. Amsden Writing Prompt #37 at [...]
…And by the way: I put up an award for readwritepoem at Arte y Pico
Hey, Tiel! Nice award. Thanks for passing the baton on thisaway.
We’ll have to have Christine translate Arte y Pico for us. (The site you liked to from yours….I am thinking this means Petite Art…Christine?)
Hi quilly, welcome to our corner of the big poetry-world. Hope you find inspiration and support!
AP, I’m thinking it’s because we’re special. ‘Cause that is one cute picture.
oh, yes of course! it must be that you’re so special! (i like that better than being a delinquent with only a rudimentary knowledge of blogging…which is more likely the truth!)
A ballad . . . satire . . . just for fun.
BOREDOM-BUSTERS, on NICKERS AND INK
I finally got my ballad up on the blog! Thanks, Tom, for the nudge.
Lament for the Rugendo Clan