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2012 April PAD Challenge: Guidelines

March 26, 2012 | Robert Lee Brewer | Comments: 62

Okay, I’ve been meaning to make this post all month, but I’ve been waiting to get it perfect. There’s no better way to delay a project than trying to make it completely … Read more

Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 171

March 21, 2012 | Robert Lee Brewer | Comments: 167

I apologize for the late prompt this week, but it’s just been one of those days (and weeks, for that matter). Nothing horrible, just busy. For this week’s prompt, take the phrase … Read more

Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 170 (Challenge Poems)

March 14, 2012 | Robert Lee Brewer | Comments: 168

The 5th annual April PAD (Poem-A-Day) Challenge is nearly here! I hope to get a post up with all the guidelines sometime this week. As usual, I’m very excited and can’t wait … Read more

2011 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Results

March 13, 2012 | Robert Lee Brewer | Comments: 25

I think this is the latest it’s taken me to name a November PAD Chapbook Challenge Champion, but that just speaks to level of competition (and maybe a little to my hectic … Read more

Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 169 (Ekphrastic Poetry)

March 7, 2012 | Robert Lee Brewer | Comments: 149

While at the AWP conference in Chicago, Tammy and I were able to swing by the Art Institute of Chicago. It was a great experience, and the art inspired quite a few … Read more

WD Poetic Form Challenge: Quatern Winner

March 5, 2012 | Robert Lee Brewer | Comments: 24

One of the great joys of these poetic form challenges is having the ability to see how poets don’t just write a poem that has a certain set of rules, but instead, … Read more

Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 168 (Preparation Poems)

February 29, 2012 | Robert Lee Brewer | Comments: 141

Okay, so I’m getting ready to attend my first AWP Conference ever in Chicago, which means that I still haven’t packed anything, and I’m scrambling to get as much work done as … Read more

Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 167 (Risk Poems)

February 22, 2012 | Robert Lee Brewer | Comments: 161

For this week’s prompt, write a risk poem. That is, write a poem in which either the narrator, a character, or whatever takes a risk, or in which risk is involved. For … Read more

WD Poetic Form Challenge: Quatern

February 20, 2012 | Robert Lee Brewer | Comments: 122

A week ago, I explained the quatern. It’s a fun form that includes a refrain but not too many rules beyond that. (Click here to learn more about the quatern.) Anyway, I … Read more

Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 166 (Thinking Poems)

February 15, 2012 | Robert Lee Brewer | Comments: 265

Good morning! Over this past winter, I put together 8 e-books for writers that included some niche market guides, such as Horror Writer’s Market, Mystery Writer’s Market, and others. However, one of those … Read more

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