napowrimo #3: three in a row
by Carolee Sherwood
If you’ve been keeping up with National Poetry Writing Month so far, this will make three in a row. Three poems in three days. That’s wonderful! Doesn’t it feel great? Doesn’t it remind you that you are are a writer? Doesn’t it make you wonder why you don’t write a poem every day without being bullied into it by your peers? [The Magic 8-Ball says, "Ask again later" (when we are 20-something days in and it seems like less of a good idea).]
The prompt for today is “three in a row.” Write about how “three in a row” means you’ve won something, like a game of tic tac toe or a jackpot from a slot machine. Or write about the superstition about how bad things come in threes: deaths, injuries, failing household appliances. Wonder how a string of three represents both good and bad luck. Think about any sets of three you have in your life: cats, kids, husbands, anything! (For the record, I have six cats, three kids and one husband. How about you?) Explore what people mean when they say, “Third time’s a charm!” Consider a third place win, a trio, the trinity.
Off with you! There’s only 24 more hours until you receive your next assignment.
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A note from “admin”: This month, since we’re all trying to write every day, we’re leaving the comments open with each prompt so you can post links to your poems as you write them. So, go ahead and write your poem, post your poem (with a link to Read Write Poem and a Read Write Poem tag, if you would) and come back to this very spot and share your link with us.
Of course, if you’re a creature of habit, you can always wait until next Thursday, when we’ll have our weekly “Get Your Poem On” post. Who are we to mess around with what works for you?
And don’t forget to go read the poems of others in this wonderful writing community. We’re all in this NaPoWriMo “mess” (ha ha!) together; let’s support each other in the insanity that is writing (every day)!
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- 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.
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of modern love
Used a stretchable metaphor
or I think I have..
My days are off — this is the poem for day 3, written to the prompt for day 2, but I’m just gonna post here.
http://thisyearsblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/napowrimo-09-day-3/
Three Poems from the prompt Three on this Third day of NaPoWriMo.
Thirds, Poem Starter 33 1/3 and Number 3
at my facebook Notes.
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&&suggest¬e_id=97124145096
Chris Jarmick
Write on….
[...] NaPoWriMo Read Write Poem Prompt #3 [...]
Thanks for the prompt Carolee,
Here’s mine:
http://sewina.blogspot.com/2009/04/napowrimo-3.html
BREAK THE YOKE
My NaPoMo poem #3: 3rd Time – Love
Here’s mine! It’s in keeping with a theme I used in NaPoWriMo #1. Enjoy!
The Hunt for the Missing Words (Part 1)
http://thinkingcities.blogspot.com/2009/04/hunt-for-missing-words-part-1.html
i didn’t know this about myself
http://poemsotherwise.blogspot.com/2009/04/trio.html
What a great one!
We have 3 kids, three cats…
my version of a trinity
Actually, this marks our FOURTH graduate . . . not our THIRD in a row . . .
NaPoWriMo – Day 3 – April 3rd
A GENERATION’S GRADUATION
I haven’t followed the prompt on this one… but here’s my day three!
Pulling the String
http://beanstew.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/day-three-napowrimo/
http://alotus-poetry.livejournal.com/67699.html
Here’s today’s offering:
Choices
http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2009/04/chaotic.html
day 3 and all is well anchored
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My haiku is here: Three
Also posting my NaPoWriMo poems here as well as facebook
http://dash30dash.ning.com/profiles/blogs/napowrimo-day-3-2-and-1
Carolee, this was very fun. What a great idea for day 3!
The Problem with 3
Day 3:the beauty of blank
I didn’t see the prompt, I didn’t follow it
I’m up and ready
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http://lori102870.blogspot.com/2009/04/best-i-ever-hadnapowrimo-poem3by-me.html#comments
Posted my 3 on 3 this April 3rd here as well
http://dash30dash.ning.com/profiles/blogs/napowrimo-day-3-2-and-1
[...] napowrimo 2009 on April 3, 2009 at 2:09 pm day 3 of taking what comes. used the prompt i posted on the number 3 at read write poem today to get my subject: triangulation. when i was trying to name it, the prompt [...]
Not sure if it actually fits the prompt.
Three
The only relevant three is the hat trick I can claim for getting this far. I’m worried about the weekend.
Nevertheless:
http://antarcticamag.wordpress.com/
glad you’re all still with us!
here’s mine: the trouble with triangulation
[...] For Read Write Poem’s [...]
Here is my poem of threes:
Dance With Me
Here’s mine, the problem with occupation
Not following the prompt today, but I am following the “get your poem on” prompt about seasons!
http://cassandralee.tumblr.com/post/92668885
Here’s mine:
http://freckledwriter.blogspot.com/2009/04/three-prongs.html
Here’s mine: A Rainy Day threesome
I haven’t been able to post since the 1st and I wanna share so I hope this work. This is poem #3…
http://iwriteforreal.blogspot.com/2009/04/napowrimo-poem-2_03.html
[...] NaPoWriMo #3 [...]
[...] Read Write Poem Today I’ve used Carolee’s prompt ‘three in a row’ at ReadWritePoem. My original idea was to write a ballad about someone who got married three times or maybee decided [...]
I’m cutting it a bit fine today as it’s 22.42 here in the U.K. I’ve used Carolee’s prompt and written 3 verses of a longer poem.
The ballad of Jenny Jackson
Something of a nonsense poem.
http://eatsbugs.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/what-is-what-40109/
An utterly silly one today, but here it is:
http://leftturnatjoy.blogspot.com/2009/04/fourth-sneeze.html
Three- oh three- it’s a magic number… yes it is!
Here’s my humble offering. Finally, I’m not silly or rhymed.
http://missionimprovisational.blogspot.com/2009/04/poethree.html
Ah excuse my other link here it is!!
I met three tears yesterday
I loved this prompt! Unholy Trinity
I struggled with this at first but then the threes began appearing everywhere.
http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/04/riding-on-the-3/
http://birdswordpoetry.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/untitled
day three – I am tired so soon!
day 3…and I have a haiku poem
ok…I made it, barely.
http://therer2doors-thespacebetweenwords.blogspot.com/2009/04/end-of-world.html
Here are my three stone fish (or is it four?) – for day three – or four
Triple Goddess Am I
http://a-mus-ing.blogspot.com/2009/04/irish-luck.html
I did a tritina to fit the theme of “threes”:
July in April
Here is my # 3:
Perspective:
http://brokeness.blogspot.com/2009/04/napowrimo-2-perspectives.html
didn’t follow the propmt but this is my 3rd offering..
mama
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Couldn’t get with the concept or number three yet…so here are three lines:
Celibacy Haiku.
Ok, so I got all inspired to try a tritina, thanks to Chicklegirl.
Playing House
and i finally figured out how to post the links, yay me. so…
Celibacy Haiku
day 3 – prompt threes
http://seashelllz.livejournal.com/104720.html
http://triatriatria.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/the-problem-with-three/
My response to the prompt of threes.
Very much a draft, but I can feel interesting possibilities.
The third poem.
Haven’t posted the first two (which I wrote on the same day, because I’d just started), but this is the one that I really like anyway.
Here’s mine (a few days late):
http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2009/04/06/wicked/
heart ~ http://djkreutzer.com/moments/archives/365#comments
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Here’s my try; i took the Haiku shortcut but you know Some Like it Short (and Hot)
http://sintaxandsemantix.blogspot.com/2009/04/haiku-for-iii.html
I love this one!
Is it wrong that I’m doing this out of order?
Hope not. It’s more fun that way!
http://heatherstrang.com/blog/writing/
http://marysreading.blogspot.com/2009/04/thirds-charm.html
My three-in-a-row entry, my first for NaPoWriMo challenge, though I have been writing personal poetry.
Three husbands.
http://marysreading.blogspot.com/2009/04/thirds-charm.html
3 husbands
Heather: no problem doing your own thing. It’s all good. Use a prompt, skip a prompt, do something else altogether. It’s a-okay!
Mary: I deleted some of your extra links. The spam filter is not perfect, and sometimes the links just don’t publish right away.
OK, this is why I’m worried about the every-day poems, I’ve already edited the poem I posted yesterday and because I think it’s better now, I’m reposting it. I don’t know if that’s allowed, especially since I may edit it every day until I’m satisfied with it.
Oh, sorry, I didn’t know there was extra ones. They weren’t visible.
Sorry!
You can delete all the previous ones if you like and just leave this newer version! Sorry to make extra work.
I have a comment about the poll–I checked quiet writing, which I like and often do, but when I’m inspired or “in the zone” or have an idea, I’ll write anywhere any time–on a noisy bus, in a cafe, at a family gathering, surrounded by children, grandchildren etc. I CHOOSE to work in quiet when I can, but I write wherever. I literally wrote the first three drafts of the poem I linked to just above while walking–not stopping to write, but while physically walking. I’ve been doing that a LOT lately because I’ve been so BUSY that my walking time is sometimes the only time I have to write. (I also once wrote a 30-page poem while driving from Syracuse to Boston–at 70 mph. That was on a chipboard on the passenger seat and the writing was a little hard to decipher. The walking poems were written on a small computer that I can operate with my thumbs and I do not have to look at it while I am writing.)