What is National Poetry Writing Month?
Welcome, art enthusiasts and wordsmiths alike, to another episode of Create Art Podcast! We are diving headfirst into the enchanting world of poetry as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo). This annual event, which takes place every April, encourages poets and aspiring writers around the globe to embrace their creativity and commit to writing a poem each day for the entire month.
The Beauty of National Poetry Writing Month:
NaPoWriMo, similar to its prose-centric counterpart National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), is a celebration of the written word and the boundless creativity that can flow when one dedicates themselves to a daily practice. Poets of all levels of expertise are invited to take part, from seasoned wordsmiths to those just dipping their toes into the vast ocean of verse.
Create Art Podcast has always been a haven for artists to share their creative processes, and NaPoWriMo offers a unique opportunity for poets to reflect on their craft. With a daily commitment to producing poetry, participants discover new facets of their writing style, experiment with various forms, and explore uncharted emotional territories.
Prompt for today
Today, we challenge you to write a poem that centers around an encounter or relationship between two people (or things) that shouldn’t really have ever met – whether due to time, space, age, the differences in their nature, or for any other reason.
Poem for Today
At The Movies
8 April 24
As I was sitting at the Siskel Center
Watching Salo
I noticed in front of me
Two figures that seemed out of place
Well one was definitely out of place
Dressed in clothes from the 18th Century
The other man
Was dressed from something out of the 1930’s
They sat there sharing a pipe
And the familiar smell wafted towards me
Throughout the movie they cackled
Like crazy men
And they spoke to each other loudly in French
An usher tried to quiet them
And other patrons harumphed and bemoaned these two figures
I sat there with my popcorn and soda
Wondering what the deal was
Why these two men seemed so familiar
The movie ended
The lights came up
People were filtering out of the theater
But I and the two men stayed in our seats
I approached them
And tried to comprehend their conversation
Each one had smiles and seemed to enjoy the show
And in m broken French
I introduced myself
The man dressed as if he was from the 30’s gave me a card
With what I assumed was his name A Breton
It had a woman's ass being supported by two Greek columns
And he introduced his companion as the Marquis De Sade
I left with them
And we went back to my studio apartment
Drank wine
Smoked from their pipe
And I woke up on the floor the next day
Feeling enlightened
And violated
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