Some folks have stepped in to fill the gap left by the ending of Poetry Thursday.
Jill, a.k.a. jillypoet and Carolee, a.k.a. The Polka-Dot Witch have seeded fertile ground:
With proper care and favorable weather, this humble patch of land will be a place where poets can have fun and experience joy!
It will also provide
- inspiration
- critique
- positive reinforcement
- support through the hard work of editing
and Mike at Word Anger and Tiel at Knocking From Inside have created Totally Optional Prompts:
We created this site because we miss Poetry Thursday and believe there
should be a weekly prompt devoted strictly to poetry. Every Saturday
evening (or thereabouts) you will find a new weekly prompt on this
site, and by the following Thursday morning there will be a post ready
to receive people’s responses.
Both of these look promising, and each seems to fill a somewhat different niche, so I’m hoping that both take off.
I’m a bit poemed out today, so I’ll post an older piece — a much different style than lately:
juneau on a clear day/ or,
haiku water balloonsaugust wind. . .
green leaf
flutters downsequined water flashing
float plane shadowsalty taste
i imagine
your skinround moon
radio towers
risingnorthern lights
falling stargulls cry
on the water
From this drier land, a wish for you to have a happy, poemy, Thursday.
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