2020 April PAD Challenge: Day 1
Write a poem every day of April with the 2020 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today’s prompt, write a new world poem.
Write a poem every day of April with the 2020 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today's prompt, write a new world poem.
Today is the first day of the 2020 April Poem-A-Day Challenge! Each day, I'll provide a poetry prompt and a poem to get things started. You can secretly poem along at home, or you can share your poem in the comments below.
For today’s prompt, write a new world poem. There are new worlds and there are new worlds. You could write a poem about discovery of an actual planet. Or maybe your new world is actually a state of mind—or a series of books! In a way, I consider each new challenge a bit of a new world. Let's explore this one together.
Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want. In other words, it's more important to write a new poem than to stick to the prompt.
Re-create Your Poetry!
Revision doesn’t have to be a chore–something that should be done after the excitement of composing the first draft. Rather, it’s an extension of the creation process!
In the 48-minute tutorial video Re-creating Poetry: How to Revise Poems, poets will be inspired with several ways to re-create their poems with the help of seven revision filters that they can turn to again and again.
Here’s my attempt at a New World Poem:
"Breaking and Entering"
Some lines break easier than others,
but I've always been a fool for
following the paths they lead,
because they always teach
me something brand new
about myself
as if I
contain
new
worlds
ready
to explore
hidden within
my own subconscious
like a waking dreamscape
that only asks the courage
to wander long enough to see
if there are any doors to unlock.
