Author Archives: Meg

About Meg

Meg travels a lot for work. But sometimes she has time to draw and copy and fold. Favorite drink - TAB, favorite food - Bread, favorite sound - skates on ice.

NaPoWriMo Day 12 – April 12, 2021

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Meg

Hello All. Today we combined looking at Lempriere’s Classical Dictionary and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.  There was a lot to dive into here. One was written in 1812, the other is still being written. It is a Past and Future style … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day 11 – April 11, 2021

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Meg

Hello All. The prompt today, writing a poem in a letter to a historical figure or fictional character, and their letter in response. I wrote a letter to a hero of mine, and his charming reply. Dear Ogden Nash,   … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo day 10 – April 10, 2021

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Meg

Hello All. Today’s prompt was to write a “Junk Drawer Song”. The prompt comes from poet Hoa Nguyen, and it asked us to take a memory invoking song, and combine it with a trip through our junk drawer. My song, … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo day 9 – April 9, 2021

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Meg

Hello All. Prompt for today, a poem in the form of a “to do list” for a an unusual person or character. And so…. Bo Peep – To Do List   Collect Eggs Milk Cows Mend Skirt Take care of … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo day 8 – April 8, 2021

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Meg

Hello All. Today’s prompt is to take inspiration from Spoon River Anthologies, and create a poem that speaks from the grave. After rereading the entries by Edgar Lee Master’s, I am left with this: Spoon River Haiku Edgar Lee Masters … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day 7 – April 7, 2021

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Meg

Hello All. Today’s prompt had the delicious, syllable counting poetic form the Fib. This lovely little construction is built upon a syllable count that is based off the Fibonacci sequence of 1/1/2/3/5/8. The Fibonacci numbers, where each number is the … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day 6 – April 6, 2021

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Meg

Hello All. Today’s prompt comes from Holly Lyn Walrath: Go to a book you love. Find a short line that strikes you. Make that line the title of your poem. Write a poem inspired by the line. Then, after you’ve … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day 5 – April 5, 2021

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Meg

Hello All. Today we are using a poem as a guide to write a different poem, starting line for line with the same letters, letting the easy outline guide our words and thoughts. Though I naturally lean towards Ogden Nash … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day 4

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Meg

Hello All, and Happy Easter. I hope everyone had a lovely weekend. The prompt for today was to use a photo from the twitter channel Liminal Spaces. I was drawn to this photo, though its not as cheery as I … Continue reading →

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NaPoWriMo Day 3

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Meg

Hello All. So today’s prompt was to make a universal “you” deck. A set of cards, each having a word on each side, until you get to 100 words. These are words you like, you relate to, words that can … Continue reading →

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