Thursday, October 1, 2015

OctPoWriMo Begins!

“All great beginnings start in the dark, when the moon greets you to a new day at midnight.” 




Image by Morgan Dragonwillow
So glad you have decided to join us for the fourth year of the OctPoWriMo Poetry Journey!

There aren't many rules and we like to think of them more as guidelines.

  • Be courteous to your fellow poets.
  • Visit, share, and comment on as many participants as you are comfortable with (A minimum of one or two before and/or after your name in the linky.), sharing logs of encouragement and supportive word love.
  • And most of all have fun!

There will be a linky that you can link up to daily regardless if you write to the poetry prompt or not. Also I know that there is at least one person that is Tweeting her poetry instead of blogging it and you can link up your Poetry Tweets as well by clicking on the three dots at bottom of tweet and selecting "copy link to tweet" (it should look something like this - https://twitter.com/MDragonwillow/status/648545027380092928 ) and after you copy your link bring it back to add it to the linky. You can do the same thing if you use Instagram for your poetry. If you are on Facebook you can come join in the fun there as well at, Writing Poetry Group.

Remember to use the Hashtag, #OctPoWriMo on Twitter and Instagram.

We are here to encourage and inspire you but where and how you come up with your poems is up to you. 

Now without further delay...

Image by Morgan Dragonwillow

Poetry Prompt:

Clouds are one of my favorite things. I love looking at them and seeing what they look like. As a kid I used to fantasize about floating on one or flying through them.  What comes to mind for you, a memory, an animal shape or...

Poem Possibilities

  • Free write for ten minutes about clouds.
  • Create an Acrostic for the word cloud or clouds.
  • Write about your first memory, or favorite memory about clouds.
If you are looking to explore poetry types, my favorite place for that is, ShadowPoetry.com

Word Prompts:

New Beginnings
Shapes
Memories
Floating
Flying

Sentence Starters:

When I was young...
When I look up...

Inspiration from Previous Years


Remember, our poetry prompts are here to help light your words on fire but where you get your inspiration for your poetry is up to you.

Peace,
Morgan Dragonwillow



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. Have fun!

1. Bastet and Sekhmet's Library  26. Jennifer Cunningham  51. Shan Jeniah Burton  
2. Deepti Agrawal  27. Rod E. Kok  52. Cara Michaels  
3. Payal Agarwal  28. Steph  53. Clouds in the Light by Sincerely, Aishah  
4. Adam from Team Netherworld  29. Al the Author  54. Helen Espinosa  
5. Indrajit  30. Ameena K.g  55. Grace and Mystery  
6. Bohemian NERD  31. DJA  56. Kay Winter  
7. ivy/zoe  32. Lori Laird  57. Hitting the Mark  
8. vivienne blake  33. Pegasus  58. Tamara @ PenPaperPad  
9. The Eclectic Poet  34. Alexandra Corinth (WordsMaiden)  59. jazzytower  
10. Esther Spurrill Jones  35. Cynthia Scott  60. brandy  
11. Some Writing From the Soul  36. Dawn D  61. Anna Stewart  
12. Beth Camp  37. Connie Mae Inglis  62. De Jackson (WhimsyGizmo)  
13. Abbie's Adventure Diaries  38. Sarah Gene  63. Plum  
14. Nithya Venkat  39. Deborah  64. Bullish Ink  
15. Grace Black  40. Wendles  65. Amrita Paul  
16. Greg Wolford  41. Lindy™  66. Emily  
17. Lisa @ The Meaning of Me  42. Leslye "Lita V." Wilson  67. Misky  
18. Carol Campbell  43. Janet  68. S. Elle Cameron  
19. TwoPaisePoems  44. Annis Cassells  69. Sigrid Saradunn  
20. Jesi-The Lunatic Poet  45. Stephanie  70. Morgan Dragonwillow  
21. Jenni Z  46. barbara  71. mindlovemisery  
22. Candy  47. Lance  72. Tracesofthesoul  
23. Pat  48. Camille Wylde  73. Cobalt  
24. Sunita Prasad  49. Camille Wylde  74. Marian  
25. SourgirlOhio  50. Tortured Cyclone  

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PageLines- picture20193.jpgMorgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, foodie, urban gardener, and recovering perfectionist, that (mostly) doesn't let her fears get in the way of her passion for writing and creating. She is team leader at @StoryDam, creatrix of  #OctPoWriMo You can find her Playing with Words on her blog. She lives in Marietta, Ga. with her loving and patient partner, their dog that thinks she's a princess, and the cat that reminds her that she isn't.
You can also find her on Google+

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2 comments:

  1. Almost missed it...decided to join at the last minute. I will be sports oriented again. But the prompt helped as I wrote a cloud acrostic related to.sports. Thank you for letting me participate again.

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  2. My first link didn't work, so I redid it using my wordpress shortlink. Worked like a charm. This is my first year participating, so I'm learning. Apologize for my newbie mistakes.

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