Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt "is based on a dream that the poet Natalie Eilbert had. In the dream, she was taking a poetry workshop in which each student had to bring in two objects from home — one significant and one dull. The students then had to give away or destroy the significant object, and write a poem about loving the dull thing. Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem about a dull thing that you own, and why (and how) you love it. Alternatively, what would it mean to you to give away or destroy a significant object?” Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day prompt: “For today’s prompt, take the phrase ‘The Art of (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: ‘The Art of Writing,’ ‘The Art of Painting,’ ‘The Art of Showing Up to Parties Fashionably Late,’ and/or ‘The Art of Being Awesome.’ ” When I was out on an errand, I "wrote" this little poem while driving. Virtual pen and paper in my head. Strict 5-7-5-7-7 tanka. The Art of the What?
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Love the tanka (the form and this particular instance). I guess the last 4 syllables take me away from the (cutting, mocking) dull mood nicely effected by the preceding syllables and lines. Fun! --Jesse
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