2010 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 22
Okay, the weekend was a little wild and unpredictable–from wiping out comments to not letting me post any prompts (and then eventually posting multiple prompts). Hopefully, we can get back…
Okay, the weekend was a little wild and unpredictable--from wiping out comments to not letting me post any prompts (and then eventually posting multiple prompts). Hopefully, we can get back to a little normalcy for the final week or so of poeming. Time to make a stand.
No, really, the prompt today is to write a poem that takes a stand. This could be a political stand, religious stand, personal stand, or I guess a poem about the ability to stand--or setting up a stand (think vegetable stand or newspaper stand, etc.). Whatever your thing, be sure to take a poetic stand today.
My own personal stand: Please play nice--everyone has their own stands, so please try not to stand on anyone's toes just because your stand is different than their stand. Remember: We're all poets here.
Here's my attempt:
"Handstand"
I never could do a handstand.
First, my body was always built
for running. It wasn't until
high school that I could do pull ups,
not until college I perform
dips with my triceps, and by then,
I wasn't properly balanced
to try lifting my inverted
body off the ground and holding--
fingers first and feet last. Not all
is lost. There's something to be said
for keeping my feet on the ground
and viewing the world right side up.
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Cover your nightstand in poetic instruction with these titles:
- Writing the Life Poetic, by Sage Cohen
- The Poetry Dictionary, by John Drury
- 2011 Poet's Market, edited by Robert Lee Brewer
- Writing Metrical Poetry, by William Baer
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.
