2014 April PAD Challenge: Day 10
Quick note on selecting poems for the anthology: I plan to pull poems on average 5-7 days after the prompt is first posted. So I’ve pulled poems from days 1-3….
Quick note on selecting poems for the anthology: I plan to pull poems on average 5-7 days after the prompt is first posted. So I've pulled poems from days 1-3. Poets can keep sharing, but they won't be considered for the anthology. Soon, I'll pull day 4, and so it will proceed.
For today's prompt, write a future poem. The future might mean robots and computer chips. The future might mean apocalyptic catastrophes. The future might mean peace and understanding. The future might mean 1,000 years into the future; it might mean tomorrow (or next month). I forecast several poems in the near future to be shared below.
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Here's my attempt at a Future Poem:
"fortunes"
you are going to die
that much is certain
also you will experience great joy
and tremendous sorrow in your life
before you eventually die
at times you will feel as if
everyone is out to get you
and that everything hits at once
then you will die
there will be other times
when the world feels designed
just for you and your happiness
though ultimately you'll kick the bucket
you may wish to know when
and how and if there's a way out
but that will cost you extra
and you're still going to die
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Today's guest judge is...
Nate Pritts
Nate is the author of six books of poetry, most recently Right Now More Than Ever. His poems, and writings about poetry, can be found in American Poetry Review, Southern Review, Poets & Writers and the annual Poet’s Market.
He founded H_NGM_N, an online journal and small press, and continues to serve as Director. Nate lives in the Finger Lakes region of New York.
Learn more here: http://www.h-ngm-n.com/nate-pritts/
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Poem Your Heart Out
Poems, Prompts & Room to Add Your Own for the 2014 April PAD Challenge!
Words Dance Publishing is offering 20% off pre-orders for the Poem Your Heart Out anthology until May 1st! If you’d like to learn a bit more about our vision for the book, when it will be published, among other details.
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer’s Digest Writing Community and author of Solving the World’s Problems. He spent one summer working in the same car factory as his single mother, who put food on the table for three boys and still made it to nearly all their extracurricular activities. Learn more about him here: http://www.robertleebrewer.com/.
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Poetic posts to check out...in the future!
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
