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2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 12
For today’s prompt, write an excess poem. In today’s culture, there seems to be an excess of excess–even with the state of economy. From an excess of advertisements and political posturing to … Read more
11/11/11 at 11:11 (hopefully)
My employer, F+W Media, decided today (11/11/11) is the perfect day to offer their Warehouse Sale of the Century! Stores across the entire F+W Media community today have deep discounts available to … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 11
Today is 11/11/11, so today’s prompt is to write a poem involving math and/or numbers (I realize the higher you go in math the more abstract it gets). Anyway, have fun poeming … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 10
After writing your poems today, we’ll be a third of the way through this challenge. While I know some poets are just warming up, there are others who need encouragement to keep … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 9
Is it just me, or is this month flying by? It seems like intense poeming always speeds up time for me. For today’s prompt, take the phrase “(blank) or (blank),” replace the … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 8
It’s time for our second Tuesday of the month, which happens to be Election Day here in the States. Hope everyone has fun casting ballots today. Here are the options for today’s … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 7
We’re already one week deep into this challenge. I hope everyone’s having a great time. Just in case you’re new to this challenge, here are the rules/guidelines. For today’s prompt, write a … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 6
I hope everyone took advantage of Daylight Savings Time to get an extra hour of sleep last night. I know I did. Also, a quick note, because some have asked: Poets are … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 5
Quick reminder: Daylight Savings is tonight. Set your clocks appropriately before going to sleep. For today’s prompt, write a broken poem. The poem can be specifically about something breaking or just include … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 4
Since we’re working toward completing a chapbook during this challenge, I should mention that I still have around 15 or so copies of my limited edition chapbook ESCAPE available. ESCAPE collects 22 … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 3
Just a quick note before the poeming today, but if for any reason your poem/comment says it’s awaiting moderation, don’t worry, I’ll get to it and approve it. I’m not sure what … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 2
All right! From just scanning, it appears the first day went very well. But now things get tricky, because it is the second day. (Cue: Evil Laugh) For today’s prompt, use an … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 1
It’s time for another challenge! Arrrreeeee yyyyyoooouuuu reeeeeaaaddddyyyyyy to pooooooeeeeemmmm? I know I am! And today just happens to be a Tuesday, which means two prompts! For those new to the PAD … Read more
5 Things You Can Do Before Starting the November PAD Chapbook Challenge!
I’m excited to begin the 4th annual Poetic Asides November PAD Chapbook Challenge tomorrow. While the April challenge draws more comments, it doesn’t surprise me that many poets actually prefer the November … Read more
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 155
Well, this is the last Wednesday Poetry Prompts until December, because we’ll be poeming every single day in the month of November. If you haven’t checked out the 2011 November PAD Chapbook … Read more
Interview With Poet Kristina Marie Darling
Kristina Marie Darling is the author of three full-length poetry collections: Night Songs (Gold Wake Press); Compendium (Cow Heavy Books); and The Body is a Little Gilded Cage: A Story in Letters … Read more
WD Poetic Form Challenge: Prose Poem Winner
It took me a while, but I’ve finally landed on a winner for the Prose Poem challenge. I found great difficulty in choosing a winner, because the prose form seemed to liberate … Read more
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 154
For this week’s prompt, write a spooky poem. Of course, I expect everyone to have a different meaning of spooky. Maybe it’s clowns or someone standing just outside of view. Maybe it’s … Read more
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 153
In case you haven’t seen it yet, I recently released the 2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge guidelines. We’re just a little more than two weeks away from poemania! Click here to read … Read more
Interview With Poet Scott Owens
I’ve been aware of Scott Owens and his poetry for years, and he’s even participated in a previous April PAD Challenge, but I didn’t get to meet him in person until earlier … Read more
2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge Rules!
I’ve been hearing it from poets since May, “I can’t wait for the November PAD Challenge!” And while I was glad for a little break to re-set my poetic brain and revise some of my … Read more
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 152
Over the weekend, I was in Webster, Texas, as part of the Houston Poetry Fest’s “Out of Bounds” reading. Our own Laurie Kolp made it out to the reading, and I met … Read more
ESCAPE Into Poetry
I have some pretty exciting news to share: My second limited edition collection of poetry, titled ESCAPE, was recently released, and it’s already received some great feedback. Click here to read a very … Read more
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 151
For this week’s prompt, pick a creature that lives primarily in water and incorporate it into your poem. Could be a fish. Could be a whale. Could be a crab. Could be … Read more
How to Find Your Readers & Keep Them: The Basics of Audience Development
Whether writing poetry, fiction, or nonfiction, all writers deal with the same problem beyond the page: finding an audience that appreciates their work. Most living writers with an audience didn’t just magically find … Read more
