I am blogging about the process of writing the poems, rather than publishing my full daily poem on here. I will add extracts when I can, unlike Camp NaNoWriMo, I edit and polish my poems as I create, as I go along.
Day 1
I’ve chosen something I hope will be fun and simple, to ease you into your first day. Today, I’d like you to go to Reb Livingston’s Bibliomancy Oracle. Clear your mind, push the button, and then write a poem based on the quotation that the oracle provides.
I loved this prompt and had great fun with the Bibliomancy Oracle! I didn’t know I needed the answer to so many questions. I copy and pasted the best Q & A and set to work being inspired.
The oracle answer I used was this;
You don’t know what to think so I’ll tell you
both are true
there are no neutral storms
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from “MURMUR IN THE INVENTORY” by Erika Lewis
Here is an extract from Day 1 Poem
silently willing them to rest and settle
like sand mixed with water
when the jar is set straight.
Pre-NaPo Challenge
The challenge today (31st March) was to write an Ekphrasis.
I started by Google Image searching my inspiration, from black and white photographs, to people, fruit, dancers and back to people. In the end I saved 4 images, 1 from each of my searches.
Then I spent some time staring at the images, searching my mind for starting points and questioning which image to use.
I decided in the end on what is called an illusion painting. Hidden inside these remarkable oil paintings by artist Oleg Shuplyak lies a second layer of mind-blowing optical illusions. Behind carefully placed objects, characters, colouring and shadows, the Ukrainian painter has cleverly concealed a second image. Blurring famous figures from art and culture with landscapes the ingenious artist’s work requires a double take – or sometimes, minutes of staring – before the hidden images reveal themselves.
… The works are similar to those of the famous Mexican artist Octavio Ocampo.
Copyright –© 2013 Optical Spy http://www.opticalspy.com/oleg-shuplyak-gallery.html
Find his images and more information on this clever artist here ^
© 2013 Oleg Shuplyak
As with last year I am only posting extracts of the poems I write for NaPoWriMo, I have no immediate plans to use them, but as I am currently working on a collection – you never know. I see them as a springboard to something else – a lot more poetic writing in the future – but I said that last year and they are still saved on my stick!
Day 0 31/3
Cheeks and eyes composed by
an identical couple,
twins.
Dressed in white,
bandit masks painted onto
their whitened faces,
black eyes painted.
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