get your poem on #20

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Posted by Jill on 03.31.2008 at 12:01 am// Tagged: Get Your Poem On, Jill , , , , , ,


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      "Adam Penna is on a roll. For nearly a decade, he’s written one poem every day, almost without fail. He writes for the love of poetry, believing that poems reveal truths that can easily be missed, and offer a way of connecting the universal human condition with individual experiences.

      Mr. Penna writes poetry because he believes it’s the best type of writing to distill the essence of a simple moment. Simply put, poems transform the ordinary into extraordinary, he said."

      Read the full article, which includes news about his *two* new books, published by different houses. "Success for an everyday poet" is written by Pat Rogers for The East Hampton Press & The Southampton.

      And visit Adam Penna's online poetry journal, Best Poem.

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      Dana and Jacob are at it again. If you are interested in learning more about The Seattle Poetry Brothel they are creating, visit My Gorgeous Somewhere for the scoop.

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      A new poem by Sean O'Brien, written in response to the latest phase of conflict between Israel and Hamas:

      Katyusha, Katyusha

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      One of our new participants, Lyn Hopper, will be using our writing prompts as a way to fulfill her personal challenge and be creative every day. Sound like something you'd like to do? I am sure you would be welcomed by Leah Piken Kolidas, the CED diva, into her creative fold.

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    Write a poem, then take out all the important words, leaving only blank spaces. Send it to one or more collaborators and have them fill in the blanks. All the variants could even be collected in a series.


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    Find a news story — maybe something well-known and controversial, maybe something obscure and bizarre — and write a poem based on those events.

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    Find yourself not knowing what to read? Burning through the poetry section at your library haphazardly? Why not set yourself concrete goals. Decide to read poets alphabetically or chronologically. Challenge yourself to reading two poets a month or two poets a week. You can keep track of your reading progress on your blog, inspiring others to join in with you.

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    To write in your own voice means taking a risk. — Kevin Clark