Below is an index to the 2009 30 Poems in 30 Days Project. 30 Poems in 30 Days 2009: Day One 30 Poems in 30 Days 2009: Day Two 30 Poems in 30 Days 2009: Day Three 30 Poems in 30 Days 2009: Day Four 30 Poems in 30 Days 2009: Day Five 30 Poems
Write a poem about the end of something
Today is the final day of our Thirty Poems in Thirty Days project. Thank you to everyone who participated. It has been a great month. I hope that it prompted you to write some poems, to read some poems, and to think about poetry. After you finish today’s poem, take some time and look back
Write a poem that gets shorter with each line
We are near the end of this project. Most of our days are behind us and it is time for that final push to get to the finish line. Today is a good day to write poetry. Whether it is clear or raining, calm or exciting, joyful or depressing, this is a good day to
Pick two or three words from one poem and use them to start another poem
Rosemary Nissen-Wade asked who my favorite poets are, and why. That reminded me of a poet I wanted to pay my respects to on this blog. When I was a creative writing student back in the late eighties, a series of unlikely events landed me in the poetry class of Peter Wild. I had not
