objects of imitation

instant win

2009-11-22T08:31:00.001-08:00

Visit the "instant win" (aka "scratch offs") page of the Massachusetts State Lottery website: http://www.masslottery.com/games/instantwin.html

Write a poem with one of the instant win games as the poem title.

week 11: Follow the Leader

2009-11-11T17:15:00.000-08:00

Follow the Leader is a visual arts collaboration wherein each artists takes one of the 6 seeds provided on the Follow the Leader blog and creates a full image which includes the seed in some form or another.

your challenge this week is to create a poem around one of the six seeds (you may chose more than one seed, or write more than one poem).

go.

Mobeus Strip

2009-11-05T10:38:00.000-08:00

Write a poem based on the concept or idea of a "Mobeus strip".

If you're like me and don't know much about this, Make it up!

*If you *want to* you can connect your poem to other poems already posted. I say that because I did that, in keeping (sort of, maybe?) with the Mobeus Strip idea. Maybe you can execute it more successfully than I!

week nine: craigslist

2009-10-20T19:03:00.000-07:00

This week, write a poem inspired by a real craigslist post. Provide a link to the original post.

Get started by browsing craigslist postings in your area or by looking at the "best of craigslist": http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/all/

Week 8: Holidays

2009-10-13T18:29:00.000-07:00

It's getting to that time of year again. Write a holiday poem (any holiday). Do you love them? Do you hate them? Let it out.

Week 7: No such thing as a stupid question?

2009-10-07T06:30:00.000-07:00

This week, compose a poem made up of (or based off of) questions and answers.

week six

2009-09-30T17:54:00.001-07:00

write a poem in response to, or upon reflection of, an image you find at flickr - 7 days.

to challenge yourself, try to use one of the nine images on the very first page; avoid hitting the reload button!

week five

2009-09-22T19:14:00.000-07:00

This week, write a poem that includes a Post-It note. No references to the famous Sex and the City Post-It note break-up, please.

We all have them...

2009-09-15T16:59:00.000-07:00

let's let it out

Write a poem about your most secret guilty pleasure. We won't judge. It will be therapy! :)

Week 3

2009-09-09T08:10:00.000-07:00

fighting about socks? or what??

Write a piece in which two or more characters are fighting about stupid little things, and not the real thing.

week two

2009-09-01T18:49:00.000-07:00

in a poem, describe a ball of yarn. try to write this poem without any references to felines or old ladies.

week one

2009-08-26T20:09:00.001-07:00

Write a poem in which...

Someone drinks a bottle of wine alone
Someone buys underwear
Someone falls asleep at the airport

You can select one of the three prompts to write about or combine two or more of them in one poem.