Robert Lee Brewer’s fourth Poem-a-Day suggestion is, “For today’s prompt, take the phrase ‘Case (blank)’; replace the blank with a word or phrase; make the new phrase the title of your poem; and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: ‘Case of Water,’ ‘Case in Point,’ ‘Case Study,’ and ‘Case of the Missing Person.’” Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt is, “write a poem that is about something abstract — perhaps an ideal like ‘beauty’ or ‘justice,’ but which discusses or describes that abstraction in the form of relentlessly concrete nouns. Adjectives are fine too!” Maureen continues, “For example, you could have a poem about sadness that describes that emotion as ‘a rowboat tethered with fishing line to a willow that leans over a pond. Rainwater collects in the bottom, and mosquito eggs.’ Concrete details like those can draw the reader in and let them imagine the real world where your abstract ideal or feeling happens. Happy writing!” Here's my merging of the two prompts ... I did cheat a little by making "case" into "in case." And it's a tanka again. Who'd a-thunk it? In Case of Demagoguery 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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