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.)
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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