Day 20 ... NaPoWriMo / Poem-a-Day 2018

Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt: "write a poem that involves rebellion in some way. The speaker or subject of the poem could defy a rule or stricture that’s been placed on them, or the poem could begin by obeying a rule and then proceed to break it (for example, a poem that starts out in iambic pentameter, and then breaks into sprawling, unmetered lines). Or if you tend to write funny poems, you could rebel against yourself, and write something serious (or vice versa). Whatever approach you take, your poem hopefully will open a path beyond the standard, hum-drum ruts that every poet sometimes falls into." Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day prompt: "For today’s prompt, take a line from an earlier poem (preferably from this month) to begin your poem for today. For instance, I took the final few lines of my poem from day 12 to start my example poem below. So scan through your earlier stuff to figure out where to start today." As a poetry professor and also as a practicing poet, I tend to be very technical about line breaks. I teach my students to be conscious of when and how to endstop and enjamb. And so, mixing both prompts, today's rebellion poem . . . starting with the last line from my poem on Day 18. Breaking Lines no words that claim my notice today are stronger than rebellion: line breaks done in all the wrong ways . . . over-enjamb every time, suspense overdone as overkill spun as a rule . . . wild melo- drama, the sentimental push beyond the pale, followed by lines extending almost to the horizon plus a short line or 2 that rhyme by chime- ing, moon spoon June balloon some lun- atic echo gecko Necco heck oh yeah and that’s today’s poetic fun —Draft by Vince Gotera    [Do not copy or quote . . . thanks.] Another rebellion that occurs in the poem — or, rather, that I tried to work in — has to do with poetic form. This begins with tanka (in strict 5-7-5-7-7 syllables) and then goes wild! Hope you enjoyed that. Friends, won’t you comment, please? Love to know what you’re thinking. To comment, look for a red line below that starts Posted by, then click once on the word comments in that line. If you don’t find the word “comments” in that line, then look for a blue link below that says Post a comment and click it once. Thanks! Ingat, everyone.  ヅ

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