Tag Archives: Na/GloPoWriMo

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 30: A Lover’s Quarrel

Posted on April 30, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 30 challenge is the last one for this year. The basic concept is to write a poem based around facts. Being that it’s the last day of poetry month, I think maybe there is no more fitting … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 29: On the Dark Path of Plath

Posted on April 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 29 challenge is to “write a poem based on the Plath Poetry Project’s calendar. Simply pick a poem from the calendar, and then write a poem that responds or engages with your chosen Plath poem in some … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Black, Cinical Depression, Confessional Poetry, Darkness, Depression, Na/GloPoWriMo, Oven, Photograph, Plath, Poem, Poetry, Suicide, Ted Hughes, Voice Like God's Thunder | 2 Comments

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 26: Fisherman’s Wharf

Posted on April 28, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 26 challenge is to write a poem “that includes images that engage all five senses. Try to be as concrete and exact as possible with the “feel” of what the poem invites the reader to see, smell, touch, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alcatrazz, Chocolate, Cioppino, Death, Ferry, Fisherman's Wharf, Hyde Street, Love, Memories, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Pier 39, Poem, Poetry, San Francisco, Sausalito, Sea Food, Sea Lions | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 25: Handle With Care

Posted on April 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 25 challenge is to write a poem that takes the form of a warning label. Handle With Care by Michael Romani There in all that subterfuge misspoke Are the mirrors of the hearts we broke Token glimpses … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 24: Elegy For A Matriarch

Posted on April 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 24 challenge is to write an elegy of some sort. Presently, one person comes to mind that despite her good influence on the world probably won’t get have the recognition that she richly deserves. This elegy is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abigail Adams, Barbara Bush, Compassion, Elegy, Empathy, First Lady, Literacy, Matriarch, Na/GloPoWriMo, Nation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, President, Strength | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 21: Narcissism Begs The Question

Posted on April 22, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I didn’t plan it this way but I’m not complaining. Na/GloPoWriMo Day 21 is to be a poem revolving around Narcissism. Insert slightly sad but half grinning face here… Narcissism Begs The Question by Michael Romani In this convenient moment, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Children, Damage Done, Direction, Emotional Abuse, Guide, Na/GloPoWriMo, Narcissism, Parents, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Question, Reflection, Serve | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 20: Petri Dish

Posted on April 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 20 is to write a poem pertinent to rebellion. Rebellion against tyranny being my second nature I have had to contend with the notion that perhaps I should just write a poem contending that we should … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 19: Plastic Wrappings Of Earth Day

Posted on April 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 19 challenge reads as: “Today we challenge you to write a paragraph that briefly recounts a story, describes the scene outside your window, or even gives directions from your house to the grocery store. Now try erasing … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Age of Unreason, Apocalypse, Distortion, Earth Day, Evidence, Falsity, Hyperbole, Hysteria, Liars, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Psuedo Science, Responsibility, Society, Stewardship, Treason | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 18: Love Revealed

Posted on April 19, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Yesterday’s poetry challenge for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 18 was to take a poem from someone else, flip it upside down in responsive lines and then make it your own. I don’t spend a lot of time in revision. But, okay. … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo Day 17: Wrapped Around Her Little Finger

Posted on April 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 17 challenge is to “write a poem re-telling a family anecdote that has stuck with you over time”. There is not a person on this Earth (or any other for that matter), who knows me and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Children, Daughters, Family, Father, Little Finger, Love, Magical, Na/GloPoWriMo, Perfect Fit, Poem, Poetry, Wrapped | Leave a comment