Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt: “I’d like to challenge you to write a poem . . . in the form of a poetry prompt.” Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day prompt: “write a catch up poem. This is not to be confused with a ketchup (or catsup) poem, but hey, write one of those if the poetic spirit moves you! ” Today's poem, which merges the two prompts, riffs on Banana Ketchup, a Philippine condiment. While the poem is not written in hay(na)ku — it's a free verse list poem — it uses the word hay(na)ku as a stand-in for the Philippine banana and also for poetry in general. Banana KetchupBanana ketchup was invented by Maria Orosa, a Filipino food technologist, during WWII, because of a shortage of tomatoes in the Philippines."Before creating the first banana ketchup recipe, Orosa had already made waves in her home country through her various innovations, from freezing mangoes to inventing the palayok oven. She also created provisions that Filipino soldiers consumed during World War II, such as a nutrient-rich soya bean drink called Soyalac. The National Historical Institute recognized Orosa as a humanitarian and war hero" (Meet the war hero who invented banana ketchup). Here is the Google doodle celebrating Maria Orosa on 29 November 2019: Friends, won’t you comment, please? Love to know what you’re thinking. Thanks! Ingat, everyone. ヅ |
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Probably the most informative poem I have ever read, at least about catch up and Ketchup. Interesting it is ! ☺ Jan P Olsen
That was fun. I like substituting "hay(na)ku" for "banana." Both are delicious, LOL. (So banana ketchup is colored red but contains no tomatoes?)
BTW, I noticed you will be teaching a virtual workshop for "Writers Digest University." Cool!
Jan, thanks! I wonder if you can get banana ketchup there? Check Asian food stores.
Thanks, Bruce. I'm gonna work on that poem some more. Maybe take it out of the "poetry prompt" thing which I found difficult. Maybe a recipe?
Yes, I'll be talking about hay(na)ku sonnets and will likely show one of yours.
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