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IN-FORM POET WEDNESDAY WITH RJ CLARKEN – THE NASHER
Many of you who know me (at least in the literary sense) know I am a huge fan of Ogden Nash. He wrote some of the funniest, wittiest, most clever poetry ever. In honor of one of my poetry idols, I...
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IN-FORM POET WEDNESDAY WITH RJ CLARKEN – TERZA RIMA
For the In-form Poet, December 11th, we’re going to do a rhyming form again (oh quit yer whining!) with some metrics, for…uh…good measure (and yes, I said no whining!) Per Terry Clitheroe’s wonderful...
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IN-FORM POET WITH RJ CLARKEN – SONNETINA TRE
For this week’s In-form Poet, I’m giving all you wonderful poets a gift. You see, the form Sonnetina Tre, which typically is penned in rhyme and metric form, doesn’t necessarily have to be so, as...
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BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS – Prompt # 133 and SONNETINA TRE
It’s a big surprise waking this Saturday to find Marie missing in action and me taking her place. She had taken ill and we hope she’s feeling much better by this posting. But the reason we are here is...
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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS and IN-FORM POET WEDNESDAY – REGROWING OLD SEEDS
H A P P Y N E W Y E A R ! ! ! Back in May 2011 Marie Elena and I embarked on establishing a venue for our poetic friends to fill the gap between Poetic Asides April PAD and the November Chapbook...
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BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS – PROMPT # 135 and IN-FORM POET (ALOUETTE)
In the revamping of POETIC BLOOMINGS site, the one constant has been the propagation of poetry. Our poets strive to put their best work forward and it shows week after week. Amidst all the changes and...
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IN-FORM POET – FREE-FOR-ALL
Everyone has a form they become comfortable using! Identify that form and write your poem. Free verse will not be considered a form for the sake of this exercise! WALT’S LIMERICK: Walt stood knee deep...
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BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS – PROMPT #136 AND IN-FORM FREE-FOR-ALL
WALT’S BEAUTIFUL BLOOM SELECTION: We’ve dealt with “Noise” this week. And I was drawn to two poems in this regard. One is rambunctious and very expressive in a loud sort of way. The other dismisses...
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PROMPT #137 – WATER
First, I’d like to take this time to thank William Preston for his exceptional work proving weekly prompts in my prolonged absence. His acumen and thoughtful and imaginative prompts brought the best...
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RE-BOOT OR NOT RE-BOOT?
We’re easing into changes here at POETIC BLOOMINGS and that includes everyone who contributes or has a hand in poetic pursuits throughout the poetic world. (A whole lot of “poetics” going on here)....
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