Poetry Prompt Round-Up 1
July 17, 2008
The first weekly round-up of last week’s ‘Poetry Prompt 1′ has arrived and I am delighted by the number of contributions for this new poetic adventure. It’s always a bushel of uncertainty when embarking upon such exciting conceptions as to whether they will appeal to others and indeed, catch alight and spread. This week’s results are therefore a very gratifying sign that the new weekly Pen Me A Poem Poetry Prompt is germinating with invigorated assuredness.
At the time of writing this, there are eleven entries that have been submitted into the comments section. For a website that is a month old and for an extremely new prompt, this is wonderful.
The very first poem submitted to last week’s comments section was ‘To Go Back In Time‘ by Nunyaa. It’s tick-tocking repetition in a similar vein to a Villanelle is a wonderfully rich allegory to the subject of the piece.
Second was a blogger from Texas who shared her very first prose on a new blog called ‘Veracruz Flowers‘. I certainly hope she continues. I do share the views of another commentator about the spacing of the piece being a little compact but that is not a big problem at all.
Then there is the intensity of the chase followed by the depression of captivity from Beamer which used a very suitable structure to provoke the desired emotions I’m sure he intended.
Scott Killen masterfully creates an allegory to Christ in his poem ‘Inspiration‘ which is a beautiful oblation to religious poetry and faith. I especially like the ending.
The fourth entry was a dark and haunting piece titled ‘The Only Escape‘ by the prolific writer Jane Doe. She uses imagery that would marry perfectly with a horror film and that is an asseveration to the quality of this poem.
Kat Rice uses short repetition, indicative of thoughts flickering through the mind, throughout ‘Stifled Serenade from the Soul‘. This is perfect for an internal reflective piece about romance and the pains associated with it. Her use of words to describe the fears and hurts are an intelligently polished example of a gifted writer.
The first French visitor to the Poetry Prompt section was Tiniak who wrote ‘The Lady Rose Higher‘. For a poet to write in a language which is not their mother tongue is an impressive task and I feel this poem is an enchanting result of such an effort. The picture accompanying the poem as well as the silky softness reminds me of ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint Exupéry.
Keith of Keith’s Ramblings poem ‘Because‘ was structurally as simple as the title yet extremely profound in possible meanings and depth. It’s a sad piece that as a fellow commentator said, can be taken in a number of ways.
‘Black‘ by Lissa sent my mental visuals into overdrive. It was much like drinking a flaming cocktail and the resulting ‘wow’ afterwards.
The final entry, at the time of writing this, was ‘Protecting the Innocent‘ from the blog ‘Empty Garden’. It’s an interesting piece that reads like a devoted lover torn by separation which they are trying to figure out with the action of writing words on paper. The terrible emotions being released as tears. Well worth a read.
I would like to conclude this round-up with a thank you to all those who contributed a poem to the very first Pen Me A Poem Poetry Prompt. There will be one every week starting on Fridays at 6pm, London time. As with today, I will complete a general round-up of entries, depending on the number of entrants, on the following Thursday. If you enjoyed your visit and participation, I would be delighted if you could spread the word and link back to the site. In the ‘widgets’ section you will see a number of pictorial links, if you are of an artistic persuasion, to put on your blog or website, if you so choose.
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