Day 24: "Reality" Check and Guilty Pleasures

So You Think You Can Dance.
Project Runway.
Face Off.
Ink Master.

These are my guilty pleasures. These "reality"-based competition shows that require a new work of art to be created in a wild assortment of challenges actually inspire me to challenge myself. I love seeing how the artists on each of these shows deal with the guidelines and spirit of each new challenge.
Wouldn't it be fun if there was a show like this for us poets? What would the format look like? Would you be a contestant? I claim you already ARE taking part because you are here! Sure, we're not on national television, but we are taking on a new challenge every day as we create new works of art in poetic form.

The Prompt: Let's pull our inspiration from one (or more) of the genres in these shows. Here are links to some sources that might help if you're not familiar with the shows, or you can just use the word prompts to guide you. (Or not use the prompt at all ... unlike the shows, we do have that option!)

• So You Think You Can Dance
• Project Runway
• Face Off
• Ink Master

Word Prompts: 

• Dance
• Fashion
• Make-up
• Tattoos

As always, the prompt is completely optional! Have fun!

Share your poetry with us by linking up. Make sure you visit your neighbors one or two before and after. If you are last on the list go back to the beginning of the list. If you are the first few on the list please go back to the day before and visit the last on the list if you haven't already.

1.	Fashion & Style: Your Personal Statement	14.	Tolu Oloruntoba - Our Lady of Hope Deferred	27.	Leslye "Lita" Wilson
2.	Georgia @ Bastet and Sekhmet's Library	15.	jazzytower	28.	Christine
3.	shilyot	16.	Cynthia Scott	29.	Shan Jeniah Burton
4.	Helena from Team Netherworld	17.	Lizzi - Who is Jessica?	30.	Grace and Mystery
5.	viv blake	18.	Ink-S. EllE Cameron	31.	Cheryl
6.	AC Elliott	19.	Diana - Drift of Bubbles	32.	CJS Writing
7.	Angela van Son	20.	Jessica Scott	33.	Sunita- A nonet
8.	I am the Mother	21.	Lady Whispers	34.	No Pavarotti(Hitting the Mark)
9.	Michelle Liew Getting Literal	22.	Beth Camp	35.	Wanda
10.	Rod E. Kok	23.	Diary of a Writerbee(10/24)	36.	Payal Agarwal
11.	SourgirlOhio	24.	Esther Jones - Critique?	37.	Jennifer Cunningham
12.	Fida	25.	weird and important	38.	Anna Stewart
13.	Zoe- Thank You Mr. Milton	26.	Dawn D	39.	Deepti Agrawal

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~ Amy McGrath is a poet, fiction writer, artist, and student of life. She is working toward a new career as a Creative Arts Therapist where she hopes to share with others the healing power of the creative process. You can read her poetry and see some of her art on her blog - Poetry, Prose, Art, and Creativity. When she's not writing or making art, you can find her reading, listening to a wide range of music (even singing karaoke sometimes), or spending time with her husband Patrick and her two sons.