2021 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 30
For the 2021 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 The End and/or The Beginning poem.
It's time for our fifth and final Two-for-Tuesday prompt of the month (and final prompt of any kind). However, this challenge does not end with today's prompt. There's still the little matter of putting together a chapbook. Look for a next steps post on Thursday (12/2).
For today’s prompt:
- Write a the end poem, and/or...
- Write a the beginning poem.
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 The End and/or The Beginning Poem:
“unplugged”
is it true that all endings
only lead to new beginnings
or is that something
only optimists say
on their rainy days
to keep the blues at bay
because i do like to begin
& let new things in
but then again
why do good things end
when i'm picking up wind
i suppose i'll just pretend
that this one ending
leads to a new beginning
or at least something
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.
