May Mini-Challenge Day #1

Welcome to the mini-challenge for May! Sorry I'm a little late in posting the first prompt, but here goes.

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Let's begin this challenge by writing about a day of the week that we don't particularly care for. My guess is most of us will choose Mondays as our least favorite day of the week, but if your schedule takes you in a different direction, go with it.

What is it about Mondays that we dislike so much? Sure, it's the end of the weekend which, for many people, means returning to a job after two days off. Describe how you feel when you wake up on Monday morning. Do you feel dread? Sadness? Frustration? Panic? Excitement? Anxiety? Gratitude?

Brainstorm for 10 minutes in a journal about Monday feelings.
What color is Monday?
What does it smell like? Taste like? Look like? Sound like? Feel like?
Capture as many sensory images as you can...

Z is for Zephyr: Poets on the Page Poetry Prompts from A-to-Z

Congratulations! You made it to the end!!

Z is for Zephyr:

1. literary

   a soft gentle breeze.
2. 2.

   historical

   a fine cotton gingham.

   • a very light article of clothing.

     The inspiration to write poetry reminds me, at times

     of a zephyr - those moments when you can

     see the breeze... it wraps you up

     in a cuddle which turns just

     slightly... unsettling as the words

     whirl, beginning to spiral

     insisting you pluck them

     from the air

     Zephyr starts with a whisper

     she rises to shouts (if you choose

     not to listen.)

     Today, write a poem of...

     Zephyr... 

      

     

     
     

     
     

     

     
     

     

     
     

     
     

      As National Poetry Month 2014 comes to a close, reflect on your personal growth as a poet. Consider starting to create your creative intention for the rest of 2014 and beyond.

A to Z Poetry Word Prompts - Y is for Yearning

This is my last prompt for the A to Z challenge. I hope you have enjoyed our prompts this month and decide to visit us in the future. We share poetry prompts and tips every Monday and have a mini poetry challenge the second week of every month. Happy Blogging and poetry writing!

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A to Z Poetry Word Prompts: Yearning - What have you been yearning for? What desires have you put on the back burner for far to long? Show us what you are yearning for.

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To learn more go to Blogging A to Z Challenge and visit the other participants!

A to Z Poetry Word Prompts - X Factor

If you want to be truly successful invest in yourself to get the knowledge you need to find your unique factor. When you find it and focus on it and persevere your success will blossom.~Sydney Madwed

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A to Z Poetry Word Prompt: X Factor - Every creation has the potential of having the x factor, of being a master piece. But you have to create them for them to have that possibility. That doesn't mean to put the pressure on, it means allow your creativity to flow, give it room to grow and expand. 

What creation, poem, keeps tapping at you, wanting to be on the page?

Allow your unique voice full reign.

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A to Z Poetry Word Prompt - W is for Window

We are just a couple of days from the end! Keep writing, friends! You've got this!

A to Z Poetry Word Prompt:

Window: Windows allow us to look out or to look in. They can be open or closed, plain or ornate. They are also fragile and can be broken. Write your poem today about a window.

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A to Z Poetry Word Prompts - Void

Have you ever allowed yourself to sit within the void or the place of no mind, when you are feeling stuck. It is an allowing of the blankness of thought and then allowing yourself to feel what comes up in the void. Not thought, just feelings.

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A to Z Poetry Word Prompt - Void, write into the void, into a place of feeling, into the darkness, into the air around you.

What do you feel in the void?

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A to Z Poetry Word Prompt - Unfinished

Have you ever written a poem that you stopped writing but didn't feel like it was really finished? Maybe it was a short poem that you felt could have been longer or a long poem that needed to be longer.

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Go through your poetry and find a poem that calls for you to add to it.

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What in your life is unfinished?

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To learn more go to Blogging A to Z Challenge and visit the other participants!