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NaPoWriMo: Intro
So, earlier this month I signed up for National Poetry Writing Month, or NaPoWriMo or short. I know not where or when the idea was started, but it is being promoted (and quasi-organised) by Carrie...
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NaPoWriMo: Day 1 – How I Learned To Stop Worrying…
When I committed to this about half a month ago, I put a halt to all new poems. This was easy to do in some ways, because I was tidying up old poems, but there were always new ideas to write about....
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NaPoWriMo: Day 2 – All the colours of the rainbow
In the middle of last year I began writing a series of poems that were very miserable and full of darkness. There were many reasons for this, and thankfully not all of them were concerned with my own...
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NaPoWriMo: day 3 – Hypochondriac Poetry
Today was one of those days where a poem started well, then took a long, hard slog to finish. Iain Banks, a great writer whose work spanned multiple genres, was sadly diagnosed with incurable cancer,...
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NaPoWriMo: Day 4 – Superficial Save
Well, the good news is I have a poem. The bad news is it it terrible. It is a shame as it started very well, full of beautiful language and wonderful imagery. But it lacks structure, and dosen’t hang...
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NaPoWriMo: Day 5 – Let the sun beat down upon my face…
I let music influence a lot of my poetry. I am sure that every poet my age who has listened to Radiohead has had a bash at a poem based on one of their songs. Today’s poem was influence by this popular...
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NoPoWriMo: Days 6 & 7 – Two-Act Show (with added brackets)
First, apologies for the lack of an update yesterday – I was not able to get to a computer. However, it means there’s more to talk about today – swings and roundabouts eh? Indeed, playful attributes...
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NaPoWriMo: Day 8 – Only Shallow
Today, I am posting my poem for the day. It was written with no motivation or inspiration in a short amount of time, so putting it up seems the best tribute to it. The title has been nicked from a My...
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NaPoWriMo: Day 9 – 15 – A Week Sails By…
…And yes I did write one each day. Just about. Sadly, as with all these challenges, day-to-day life is the greatest obstacle in writing. When you have a lot on, priorities have to be established, and...
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