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November Erotic Poetry Challenge: “Grateful, Thankful, Blessed”
November’s optional theme is “Gratitude” or “Thankfulness” This month, write poems of gratitude or thankfulness…but remember…this is an EROTIC poetry challenge…so make ’em sexy or sensual (at least)! I’m a big fan of “copy change” poems, especially to get the creative juices flowing. This is when you take a poem from someone else and use the format to create your own. Here is a great one to use this month. It is from my one of my favorite poets – Mary Oliver. Gratitude What did you notice? The dew-snail; the low-flying sparrow; the bat, on the wind, in the dark; big-chested geese, in the V of sleekest performance; the soft toad,…
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October’s Erotic Poetry Challenge: “Halloween”
October’s optional theme is “Halloween” This month, write a sexy Halloween/Samhain themed poem (or two…or three…or ten…) Here are the basics: The Erotic Poetry Challenge is a MONTHLY CHALLENGE, and sometimes there will be optional weekly prompts (just to give you ideas). But keep in mind: –you can link-up when you want (one time or many) –you can ignore the theme and prompts altogether and write whatever the hell you desire –you do not have to be a serious or practiced poet – please do not feel intimidated by this prompt (every writer is welcome!) –you can write any form of poetry you want…or make up your own forms –poetry does NOT…
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September’s Erotic Poetry Challenge: Haiku
September’s optional theme is “Haiku” Haiku are fairly easy to write, since they are short and do not need to rhyme. They follow a syllable pattern for each line: 5 syllables on line 1, 7 syllables on line 2, and 5 syllables on line 3. They were traditionally about nature, but now days people write them about pretty much anything…so why not sex, eh? Here are the basics: The Erotic Poetry Challenge is a MONTHLY CHALLENGE with an optional THEME and optional weekly prompts (just to give you ideas). But keep in mind: –you can link-up when you want (one time or many) –you can ignore the theme and prompts altogether and…
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August’s Erotic Poetry Challenge: “Magnetic Poetry”
August’s optional theme is “Magnetic Poetry” As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I’ve been on vacation for the past couple of weeks, so this month’s poetry challenge will be a bit abbreviated in length. There are so many words and so many ways we can combine them to communicate and create. So this month, the challenge is to collect words and then, like a puzzle, put them together to create a poem. This can be done with magnetic poetry, magazines (cut out words you like and then assemble them to create a poem), or simply by collecting words in a list to draw from. I’ll post a few weekly prompts to…
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July’s Erotic Poetry Challenge: “Poems as Inspiration”
July’s optional theme is “Poems as Inspiration.” (scroll down for the weekly prompts) Reading is a way to fill up the well of imagination, and so it makes sense that reading poetry would fill up the well of your poetic imagination. Seeing the way another uses language, breaks lines, uses rhyme or rhythm can help us to use those things in new ways, as well. Those poets become our guides, our models, and our muses. I might even challenge you to read a poem a day and see where that takes you! I often find that if I read a few poems, I am inspired to write one of my…
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June Erotic Poetry Challenge: “Movies”
June’s optional theme for the NEW! Erotic Poetry Challenge is “Movies.” It’s a broad theme…intentionally, because I want it to be wide open with possibility. If, however, that is TOO broad for you, and you need more guidance. I will get more specific with a prompt that will be release each Wednesday. Here are the basics: The Erotic Poetry Challenge will be a MONTHLY CHALLENGE with an optional THEME and optional weekly prompts (just to give you ideas). But keep in mind: –you can link-up when you want (one time or many) –you can ignore the theme and prompts altogether and write whatever the hell you desire –you do not have…
