2023 April PAD Challenge: Day 18
Write a poem every day of April with the 2023 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. For today’s prompt, we have our third two-for-Tuesday prompt.
For today's prompt, we have our third two-for-Tuesday prompt, which means you get two prompts, and they are:
- Write a love poem, and/or...
- Write an anti-love poem.
As longtime participants know, this is my favorite prompt, which is why it returns every challenge. Write a love poem, or write a not-love poem. By the way, if you need some inspiration, here are the best love poems (according to me anyway).
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Later this month, be sure to check out the 2nd annual Writer's Digest Poetry Writing Virtual Conference with four great presentations put on by award-winning poets covering a variety of topics, including how to put together poetry collections and bring fresh insight to familiar ideas.
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Here’s my attempt at a Love and/or Anti-Love Poem:
"portrait of an early morning couple, part 2"
leaning against a building
& each other
neither says a word
but enjoys the cool wind
waiting for the next bus
as the cars fly by
(Note on today's poem: For those who are interested, the original "portrait of an early morning couple" exists in my poetry collection, Solving the World's Problems.)
