Intro
Dear friends,
Welcome to our W3 Poetry Prompt, which goes live on Wednesdays at The Skeptic’s Kaddish.
You may click here for a fuller explanation of W3; but here’s the ‘tldr’ version:
Part I
The main ingredient of W3 is a weekly poem written by a Poet of the Week (PoW), which participants respond to in verse.
Part II
The second ingredient is a writing guideline (or two) provided by the PoW. Guidelines may include, but are not limited to: word counts, poetic forms, inclusion of specific words, and use of particular poetic devices.
Part III
After five days, when the prompt closes, the PoW shall select one participant’s poem as the W3 prompt for the following week, and its author becomes the next PoW.
Simple enough, right?
Okie dokie ~ Let’s do this thing!
I. The prompt poem:
‘The Breakup’, an Anagrammatic Poem by Murisopsis
Her breath kept her here He beat, repeat, rape, repeat Her burka trap hurt, puke, heat Pure earth eater erupt Puree hate eat Take rebuke Brute repute Tear, break True heart But he put Her hate There
II. Murisopsis’ prompt guidelines
Write a poem:
- Of exactly 14 lines;
- In any form or style;
- On the topic of poverty (moral, financial, romantic, etc.).
III. Submit: Click on ‘Mr. Linky’ below
In order to participate and share a poem, open up this blog post, outside of the WordPress reader. At the bottom, just below these words, you will see a small rectangular graphic with the words ‘Mr Linky’. Click on that to submit.
Submissions are open for 5 days, until Monday, January 9, 10:00 AM (GMT+3)
Last week’s W3 poem
This week’s W3 prompt poem (above), composed by Murisopsis, was written in response to last week’s W3 prompt poem, which Paula Light wrote:
‘Welcome Home’, a double Tetractys by Paula Light
Lights Distant Twinkle cold Dead stars flame out The night shivers in its lonely orbit Breath travels slowly in the frosty air Home glows closer Loving hearts Welcome Lights
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💙🙏🏻 Anand 🙏🏻💙
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Wow, that was a haunting and brilliantly penned poem! Interesting prompt too – I just submitted mine, feels good to respond to these prompts again!
💓 Deepthy 💓 ~ so glad to see you joining us!
~David
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Thank you Muri and David for this prompt 🙏
I’ve posted mine to Mr Linky 💙
❤️ Lesley ❤️
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[…] Here’s my response to this week’s W3 Poetry Challenge. The guidelines, set by Murisopsis: write about the theme of poverty in 14 lines. You can find her prompt poem and full guidelines here: https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/01/04/w3-prompt-36-weave-written-weekly/ […]
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