Poetry Prompt: February Mini-Challenge Day 1

Welcome to the February Poets on the Page Mini-Challenge.

The Mini-Challenge is five day "event" for you to write alongside other poets, each using (or not using!) the same prompt in order to build your poetry writing skills and at the same time, build your poetry writing community.

This week we will be building from the first day to the last - with the final poem we write on Friday being a celebration and compilation of all we did throughout the week.

Today, we will begin with simplicity.

Your prompt is an image, a word and a poetry form.

This is your image prompt: what do you notice? Who are you, the viewer, in relationship to your poem?

Your word prompt: Arid

(optional) poetry form: haiku and/or tanka

Poetry Prompt: Today is a Special Day

Image by Rf Vectorscom

February has arrived! Yesterday, we observed Groundhog Day. The "official" groundhog saw his shadow, thus predicting six more weeks of winter weather. I don't know how much I believe in holidays like Groundhog Day, but some of the more "offbeat" holidays are rather amusing.





I did some research and found several interesting celebrations that are assigned to today (February 3):

• National Carrot Cake Day                                   
• National Frozen Yogurt Day                           
• National Day the Music Died
• Constitution Day (Mexico)

February is also observed as a special month:

• American Heart Month                                                            

  

  
  

• Black History Month (USA)
• LGBT History Month (UK)

I've linked each of the days/months above to sites where you can find more information about each.

The Prompt: Choose one of the celebrations above or create a special holiday of your own and write a poem around your chosen special day.

Word Prompt: Special Day or Holiday

Suggested Form: Ode (one of my favorites!)

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. Have fun!

From now until Midnight on February 21st you can enter to win this Playful Poetry Pack here at Poets on the Page! You can come back weekly to Tweet the poetry prompts to enter again and again to increase your chances of winning. During the week long challenge in February you can come back daily.

• Notebook
• InkJoy Pens
• Fun Stickers
• Lindor Dark Chocolate Raspberry 
• Stash Chai Tea
• Ebook, The Poet's Companion - A Guide to the Pleasures of Writing Poetry

Go back to THIS LINK for the points to win!

Have fun and good luck!

~Amy McGrath