2013 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 22
For today’s prompt, write a poem using at least three of the following six words: Use the words in the title of your poem, in the body of your poem,…
For today's prompt, write a poem using at least three of the following six words:
- ideogram
- remora
- casket
- eclipse
- selfie
- wretch
Use the words in the title of your poem, in the body of your poem, and feel free to play with them (by which, I mean, make them plural, past tense, etc.).
Here's my attempt at a poem using three of six words:
"Ideograms for the Melancholy"
Replace the casket with a basket.
Put flowers in it. Have the wretch
that you've become transform
to a hammerhead. When remoras
come to attach themselves, let them
think you won't eat them when
they let go. Turn the flower basket
into a selfie and eclipse
the sun, the moon, and them.
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer's Digest Writing Community and decided to add selfie to the word list after it was announced as the word of the year by Oxford Dictionaries (read about it on NPR). He's the author of Solving the World's Problems, which actually includes a number of selfie poems (or autobiographical poems). He's married to the poet Tammy Foster Brewer, who helps him keep track of their five kiddos and reminds him to eat every so often (because he really does forget sometimes). Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
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Check out more poetic posts here:
- Interview With Poet Erika Meitner. Author of Ideal Cities.
- Poetic Form: Paradelle. Silly faux French form from the Collins.
- Taking Risks in Poetry. An old post about risk taking.
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.
