2013 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 20
After today’s poem is done, we’ll all be 67% of the way through this challenge. That’s right! We’re nearing the finish line on this poeming intensive. If you’ve been gliding…
After today's poem is done, we'll all be 67% of the way through this challenge. That's right! We're nearing the finish line on this poeming intensive. If you've been gliding through the month, keep that form. If you've been struggling, take heart, dig deep, and push for the finish!
For today's prompt, take the phrase "Always (blank)," replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: "Always on My Mind," "Always Wrong," "Always Writing Poems That Don't Sound as Good the Next Day," etc.
Here's my attempt at an Always Blank poem:
"Always Being Watched"
By video cameras,
my credit cards,
every time I log in
or log out,
my cell phone,
but never
the people
distracted
by their cell phones,
video games,
credit cards,
status updates,
spiraling
in and out
of databases
collecting us all.
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor and a human being constantly concerned with whether he's distributing his time in the best way. He started off the month thinking he'd explore themes of privacy versus security and how surveillance factors into the equation. However, he quickly abandoned that idea for just writing little poems named after cities. Robert is the author of Solving the World's Problems, which is completely devoid of poems named after cities (though there are a few specific locations mentioned in titles). He can be followed on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
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Find more poetic posts here:
- 2013 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 19. You know, yesterday's prompt.
- Thomas Lux: Poet Interview. Q&A with a poet of many collections.
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.
