In November, we looked at five poems by W.B. Yeats, a poet I have heard of a lot but have not yet read myself in any depth. Gail, our leader for this session, had done a great amount of research on 4 of the 5 poems and guided us through the discussion of each poem … Continue reading
For this week’s prompt: write an Old Flame poem; write a poem about something you did with an old boyfriend or girlfriend that you’ve never forgotten. If you could do it again, would you do something differently? If so, what? Write two poems, if you want: one that reflects the actual event; one with the changed … Continue reading
For this week’s prompt: we have an image… it is called the Anomaly of the Baltic Sea. Let your imagination drift… Happy Writing! Angelika
For this week’s prompt: write a wedding poem. It could be about your own wedding or someone’s in your family, it could be about a historic figure marrying. If you are not married, it could be about your dream wedding. If you don’t want to be married (ever) it could be about that sentiment. Ooooor, … Continue reading
Good Morning! For this week’s prompt: use some or all of the following words in your poem: midwives, infants, nuns, poets, farmer, battle, bounce, cheat, sweat, pry, include a color, include a season or time of year and make the poem about something that has just started. Wishing you a wonderful week! – Happy writing! … Continue reading
Hello! We (organizers of Living Poetry) have finally decided to join the blogging community and to add our views on poems, poets and poetics to the circle of literary bloggers. It is exciting to share our thoughts with poets and poetry lovers beyond the Triangle, NC. In October, our blog posts will center on introducing LP activities … Continue reading