2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 7
For the 2020 November PAD Chapbook Challenge, poets are tasked with writing a poem a day in the month of November before assembling a chapbook manuscript in the month of December. Today’s prompt is to write a this time poem.
For today’s prompt, write a this time poem. A "this time" poem, for me, sort of makes the assumption there was a "previous time," and that "this time" will either be different or the same. Of course, I could also see a science fiction time jumping possibility here, and poets always surprise me with interpretations that are completely off my radar. Why would this time be any different?
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Here’s my attempt at a This Time Poem:
“second chance”
but as i closed the door
i heard the howl again
& felt the prickling of my skin
as the wild animal rushed for
the open door to let itself in
& this time i fell to the floor
& cried out, never ever more
as if to will this fear away
that torments me every day
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.
