http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/-t1.htm Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:13:10 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/-t1.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/limericks-by-the-line-t440.htm AmandaLyn
There once was a writer of verse...]]> Poetry Workshop and Discussions Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:30:45 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/limericks-by-the-line-t440.htm#4700 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/limericks-by-the-line-t440.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/let-s-write-next-line-t1410.htm Poetic Petunia It's been done with shorts.. why not poetry ?

Let's see if we can't collaborate a kick ass piece


I'll begin:



Howling winds, darkened path]]> Poetry Workshop and Discussions Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:34:54 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/let-s-write-next-line-t1410.htm#25110 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/let-s-write-next-line-t1410.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/ode-to-thanksgiving-t1639.htm TrainofThought Since November is upon us, would anyone be interested in joining in here like the other poems (a collaboration) in creating an "Ode to Thanksgiving?" Here's a link to a few examples of an Ode. I just thought why not praise Thanksgiving. There are a few different rhyme scheme, so we can choose to make it ababcdecde etc. or ababcde. We can already choose how many stanzas we want and keep to a specific theme about describing weather and things we're thankful for in life. Anyone interested? Poetry Workshop and Discussions Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:37:27 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/ode-to-thanksgiving-t1639.htm#29350 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/ode-to-thanksgiving-t1639.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/halloween-limerick-challenge-t1640.htm AmandaLyn For one day only!!! Write a halloween limerick, post it here. Anything Halloween works. Let's see how many we can get in one day! Poetry Workshop and Discussions Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:13:10 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/halloween-limerick-challenge-t1640.htm#29363 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/halloween-limerick-challenge-t1640.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/epistle-to-miss-blount-on-her-leaving-the-town-after-the-coronation-opinioins-sought-t1446.htm davids i quite enjoy this poem-would not mind hearing what others have to say "Epistle to Miss Blount, on Her Leaving the Town, After the Coronation" As some fond virgin, whom her mother's care Drags from the town to wholesome country air, Just when she learns to roll a melting eye, And hear a spark, yet think no danger nigh; From the dear man unwillingly she must sever, Yet takes one kiss before she parts for ever: Thus from the world fair Zephalinda flew, Saw ... Poetry Workshop and Discussions Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:08:15 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/epistle-to-miss-blount-on-her-leaving-the-town-after-the-coronation-opinioins-sought-t1446.htm#25783 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/epistle-to-miss-blount-on-her-leaving-the-town-after-the-coronation-opinioins-sought-t1446.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/poetry-contest-free-to-enter-t937.htm AmandaLyn I can think of many pieces here that could be subbed for this. Everyday Musings Everyday something around you happens that is poetic if you notice. We want your best poems (up to 6 entries) covering life in a daily setting. All forms and styles of poetry will be considered. Schedule: Submissions will be accepted between December 1, 2008 and February 28, 2009. Winners will be selected by March 31, 2009 Prizes: Winning poem will be paid $50.00, Second place $25.00, ... Poetry Workshop and Discussions Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:36:58 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/poetry-contest-free-to-enter-t937.htm#15171 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/poetry-contest-free-to-enter-t937.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/another-contest-also-free-also-maybe-fun-t1407.htm AmandaLyn Bad Poetry Contest If your bad Jewish poetry can make us cringe, we want to read it. August 18 is Bad Poetry Day! As Jews, this event is of the utmost importance, since Judaism has been responsible for some of the best poetry in the world. The Book of Psalms. The Song of Songs. Barry Manilow. No matter what the emotion, no matter the occasion, some poet has probably captured the sentiment perfectly in verse form--and, as likely as not, that poet might be Jewish. MyJewishLearning is ... Poetry Workshop and Discussions Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:12:13 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/another-contest-also-free-also-maybe-fun-t1407.htm#25040 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/another-contest-also-free-also-maybe-fun-t1407.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/biff-and-bob-and-now-your-job-t1382.htm AmandaLyn Brought back by popular demand, improved with a thread of their own..... the two and only BIFF and BOB! The poems are here.... and so is your challenge. Biff and Bob are travellers, adventurers, bon vivants!!! BUT there is so much more of the world they have yet to experience. Your job... if you can call something this fun a job... is to add to the BIFF and BOB collection. Write em up and post em here. Let the craziness begin.... (sorry.... no pink letters for me to use) Poetry Workshop and Discussions Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:37:33 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/biff-and-bob-and-now-your-job-t1382.htm#24529 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/biff-and-bob-and-now-your-job-t1382.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/national-poetry-month-t1216.htm AmandaLyn from wiki: National Poetry Month is a celebration of poetry first introduced in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States. It is celebrated every April in the United States and (since 1999) in Canada as well. Since 2000 Great Britain has celebrated a National Poetry Month each October. While I would love to see more, we are a small group, so how bout a poem a week from each... even those who don't normally do poetry. ... Poetry Workshop and Discussions Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:01:54 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/national-poetry-month-t1216.htm#20645 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/national-poetry-month-t1216.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/a-right-tight-challenge-t1088.htm AmandaLyn As writers, words are our tools. As in any craft, you need the right tool for a particular job. In this challenge, you have to choose carefully, because you only get to use 25 words in total (not counting your title). Make us feel the poem; smell it, taste it, touch it, see it... don't cheat us, and don't cut us off or leave us hanging. this is something quick, an easy one to listen to the messages your writer's heart gives you. Poetry Workshop and Discussions Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:40:27 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/a-right-tight-challenge-t1088.htm#18030 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/a-right-tight-challenge-t1088.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/goethe-t1135.htm Kerr This is an excerpt from Goethe's Faust I. He lived in the late 1700's so I don't believe there's any copyright infringement here in posting a piece of one of his works. If so, please let me know, or simply remove this. I thought Dave would especially appreciate this bit. "What you don't feel, you will not grasp by art, Unless it wells out of your soul And with sheer pleasure takes control, Compelling every listener's heart. But sit - and sit, and patch and knead, Cook a ragout, ... Poetry Workshop and Discussions Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:07:05 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/goethe-t1135.htm#19085 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/goethe-t1135.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/personal-organization-of-lyrics-and-poetry-by-topics-t1062.htm CRS I have several years worth of poetry and lyrics that I've never cataloged. The closest I've come is getting out the hard copies folder (I've lost scads on the computer so I don't trust them) and looking through a few pieces, getting frustrated, and sticking them back in the file drawer. I don't know how to divide them up. Has anyone done this with lyrics and poems? Thanks for your help! Poetry Workshop and Discussions Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:34:23 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/personal-organization-of-lyrics-and-poetry-by-topics-t1062.htm#17353 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/personal-organization-of-lyrics-and-poetry-by-topics-t1062.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/terzanelle-february-s-poetry-workshop-t919.htm AmandaLyn A terzanelle is a rhyming poem, a combination of the Terza Rima's interlocking rhyme scheme and the repetition of the Villanelle. (the Villanelle has only two rhymes and two lines are repeated four times each in the 19 line poem. It's very difficult to write, but is thought to be one of the most emotional of poems. It is also thought to be one of the hardest poems to write, and so I think its better left for later down the list .) The Terzanelle is a softened form of the Villanelle, ... Poetry Workshop and Discussions Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:19:24 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/terzanelle-february-s-poetry-workshop-t919.htm#14751 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/terzanelle-february-s-poetry-workshop-t919.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/wanted-t944.htm akiwiguy ... someone willing to "lend" me a bit of their prosetry to experiment with writing meets technology. One chunk of my IT dabbles in recent months has been Silverlight, the Microsoft equivalent crudely speaking of Flash. Almost a program running in a browser, multimedia so forth. I've thought for ages I'd love to play with presenting a poem (I think multi-genre prosetry would work best) in a way that colour, shapes, movement, snippets of graphics, maybe sound, wherever I go... ... Poetry Workshop and Discussions Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:44:57 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/wanted-t944.htm#15278 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/wanted-t944.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/sedoka-ditty-wind-t877.htm JustaMan scatter clouds on widened sky
leaves and trees bow in swept test

heave the sea with swells
foams blow along rocky shore
birds lift high on thermals made.]]> Poetry Workshop and Discussions Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:38:42 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/sedoka-ditty-wind-t877.htm#13834 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/sedoka-ditty-wind-t877.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/sedoka-januarys-monthly-workshop-t822.htm TrainofThought I thought we could start with an easier type of poetry form called Sedoka. A Sedoka is a Japanese verse that contains a turn or a change in direction. It has the same subject matter, except the last three lines shift the poem in a different perspective. A Sedoka consists of two katauta poems in one, which are unrhymed three-line poems with a syllable rhythm of 5-7-7. You can find a few examples from the Shadow Poetry site. Here is my Sedoka poem: (I started out with painting ... Poetry Workshop and Discussions Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:15:53 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/sedoka-januarys-monthly-workshop-t822.htm#12584 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/sedoka-januarys-monthly-workshop-t822.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/blue-mountain-annual-poetry-contest-t529.htm Poetic Petunia 1st prize: $300 * 2nd prize: $150 * 3rd prize: $50 In addition, the winning poems will be displayed on our website sps.com. Poetry Contest Guidelines: Poems can be rhyming or non-rhyming, although we find that non-rhyming poetry reads better. We suggest that you write about real emotions and feelings and that you have some special person or occasion in mind as you write. Poems are judged on the basis of originality and uniqueness. English-language entries only, please. Enter ... Poetry Workshop and Discussions Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:49:34 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/blue-mountain-annual-poetry-contest-t529.htm#6447 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/blue-mountain-annual-poetry-contest-t529.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/september-sonnet-month-t439.htm AmandaLyn We wanted to start some workshops for poetry, so we have decided to make September Sonnet Month. That doesn’t mean that you have to write ONLY sonnets in order to post, but we thought it might be fun to take some of the old standards and try our hand at them. Some of the most beautiful poems written are sonnets, so we can’t discount them. The Sonnet (‘little song’) …was originally written in Italian, and was traditionally a love poem. It is fourteen lines long, usually done in iambic ... Poetry Workshop and Discussions Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:14:57 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/september-sonnet-month-t439.htm#4693 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/september-sonnet-month-t439.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/explanation-t270.htm Suprswimmer So I was hoping that you could help me with something.... I need to write a poem and I need to know, is a song like a poem??? Poetry Workshop and Discussions Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:15:06 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/explanation-t270.htm#2161 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/explanation-t270.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/poetry-contest-ideas-t263.htm AmandaLyn we need one. I love them... so, someone, anyone, everyone give me your ideas. Poetry Workshop and Discussions Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:35:26 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/poetry-contest-ideas-t263.htm#2079 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/poetry-contest-ideas-t263.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/someone-else-is-writing-using-your-hands-t217.htm CRS Do you think from surges of certain brain chemistries changing or something else? If something else, what?
It really baffles me.]]> Poetry Workshop and Discussions Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:23:26 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/someone-else-is-writing-using-your-hands-t217.htm#1509 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/someone-else-is-writing-using-your-hands-t217.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/the-poetry-discussion-forum-t84.htm lobster 2 Hello all poets and non poets-hell all writers are poets really so all are invited to discuss-post-anything poetry related including questions-favorite poets and poems-anything you care to have a yack about. Sound like a plan? Poetry Workshop and Discussions Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:50:25 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/the-poetry-discussion-forum-t84.htm#258 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/poetry-workshop-and-discussions-f22/the-poetry-discussion-forum-t84.htm