2024 April PAD Challenge: Day 3
Believe it or not, today is one of the more important days of the April Poem-A-Day Challenge. While each day is a new challenge, I’ve found that most poets who make it through the first three days of prompts have the best chances of still being here at the end of the month. So let’s write a poem!
For today’s prompt, pick a musical act or artist and either make that the title of your poem or incorporate into the title of your poem; then, write your poem. Possible titles might be: “Michael Jackson,” “Olivia Rodrigo,” “the Beatles,” “Guided by Voices at Austin City Limits,” “Watching a Movie With Elton John,” or “Eating Ice Cream With Dr. Dre.” Have fun with it!
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Here’s my attempt at a Musical Act or Artist Poem:
“The Zombies on Tour”
It’s hard to stop the undead in any season
as they play across the country without reason
searching for brains in the clubs of towns that they know
while looking for women to whom they can tell no
but they always find that she is not even there
like sound traveling through the brokenhearted air.