2024 April PAD Challenge: Day 30
Today is our fifth (and final) Two-for-Tuesday prompt, and also the final prompt of the 2024 April Poem-A-Day Challenge. But it’s not the final prompt(s) of the year, because we’ll get back to Wednesday Poetry Prompts every week beginning tomorrow, and I am planning to lead the 17th annual November Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge in November (look for the guidelines in October).
Speaking of the November Poem-A-Day Chapbook Challenge, I just announced the results of the 2023 challenge here. Congratulations to the winner, finalists, honorable mentions, and everyone who participated!
For today’s Two-for-Tuesday prompt:
Write a The End poem, and/or…Write a Beginning poem.
After all, endings are just opportunities for new beginnings, and beginnings tend to the be the first step on the path to future endings (and so the cycle repeats).
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Play with poetic forms!
Poetic forms are fun poetic games, and this digital guide collects more than 100 poetic forms, including more established poetic forms (like sestinas and sonnets) and newer invented forms (like golden shovels and fibs).
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Here’s my attempt at a The End and/or Beginning Poem:
“love song of an infj”
i wandered out of one room
& into another & never bothered
with farewells or introductions
(Quick note: Just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for participating throughout April, whether you were active in the comments or silently poeming along in the shadows. I’m hopeful everyone was able to get a few good drafts or more this month!)