Sarah is the host of Saturday Mix. Sarah says: Welcome to the Saturday Mix – Mad About Metaphor, 27 April 2019! This week we are dipping our toes into the pool of METAPHOR. Our challenge is all about the use of metaphor in our writing. You will need to use the metaphor provided in…
Category: poetry
dVerse — Lai form — Truth or…
dVerse has us writing lai and lai nouveaux form poems for a month. This is my second lai, which is wordplay for lai=lie. When asked to write lais Inhale, then big sighs — For real? With truth, my heart lies, Its pathway is wise I feel. With poems words rise — Truth or lie, its…
A2Z April 2019 — X — X
Today’s entry, like yesterday’s, will direct you to a website that is chock full of information about the potent symbol that is X. It’s a Psychology Today article by Leon Seltzer, PhD. What is ironic to me is that, even though there are probably fewer “x” words in the dictionary than any other, the…
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #84
Reena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge. Reena says: Well… we have crossed the pleasant ambience of spring and walked into a sultry summer in this part of the world. So guys, warm up to new ideas in Week 84. I see this space as one for collective evolution. PROMPT FOR THE NEW ENTRANTS…
Opportunity Knocks: Calls for Submissions … — THE POET BY DAY
Hello All you Poets out there. I am a novice at poetry right now and am working on getting better. I know there are SERIOUS poets that are getting published in poetry journals that I read at dVerse and elsewhere. This is a post you might want to take a look at. The blog it…
dVerse — Refashioning a Myth — POTUS Pandora
Anmol is the host of dVerse today. Anmol says: [T]oday, I am asking you all to reimagine the myths and the legends that you have grown up with, through the perusal of classic literature or local lore. Think of the characters involved and the plot-lines and break them apart and think about them again —…
dVerse — quadrille — Waiting Birds Begin to Rise
image link Merril is the host of dVerse today. Merril says: *Write a poem, of any style in 44 words, not including the title. Include the word or derivative of the word, “rise”. My offering today is a quadrille in triolet form. Waiting Birds Rise As northern air grows warm, Waiting birds begin to rise….
