Day 12: A Recipe for Quarantine – A Poem

Happy Easter to those who celebrate it! Instead of writing an Easter-specific poem, I chose to finish a poem I had started a few days ago and spend more time enjoying the day. This is my version of a persona poem, though I believe a true one would have a character using the first personContinue reading “Day 12: A Recipe for Quarantine – A Poem”

Days 10 & 11: Coronavirus Haiku

To catch up on the past few days, I tried my hand at a handful of haiku poems. Years ago, I used to write a haiku every day, so I’m getting flashbacks to that. I had forgotten how restrictive the syllable count can feel!   Ants traverse concrete They need no social distance No sixContinue reading “Days 10 & 11: Coronavirus Haiku”

Camp NaNoWriMo Day 6: Another World Over

One of the things I love about poetry is its ability to help you look at things with a new perspective. And one of the things I love about NaNoWriMo is how it gets me up and writing when I would rather be sleeping…   Another World Over a poem by Lauren Hallstrom   TheContinue reading “Camp NaNoWriMo Day 6: Another World Over”