thinking about poetry everyday
First drafts of daily responses to prompts or my own invention.
For day 5, Maureen’s prompt challenged us to “write a poem in which laughter comes at what might otherwise seem an inappropriate moment.” Read more about the prompt here. Don’t miss all the great poetry resources she provides and the many poets who are taking on this challenge of 30 poems in 30 days!
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My triolet is on the way to the local county council meeting compliments of my writer friends who will attend and read it for me! Thank you to these activist writers! Note: I have uploaded an audio below! It’s literally 25 seconds! Have a listen.
Don’t ban books from our eyes.
Let us choose what to read.
To hide a story lies.
Don’t ban books from our eyes.
Don’t scheme to polarize
us or our growth impede.
Don’t ban books from our eyes.
Let us choose what to read.
Jacquelyn Markham April 4, 2023
The triolet form: for inquiring minds, the triolet dates to 14th century and is sometimes called a simple rondeau (as in round). The two line refrain is repeated and each line has six syllables. It’s fun to write!
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