TOPers, what's cooking in the symbol kitchen?
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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What is Totally Optional Prompts?
Totally Optional Prompts is a community of people who gather to share poetry. We provide weekly prompts which are
Totally Optional
read each other's offerings, and generally have a good time.
Totally Optional
read each other's offerings, and generally have a good time.
Want to participate?
Every Saturday evening, we'll post a prompt here. Then you post a poem on your blog. Then Thursday morning, come back here and find the Thursday post. Leave the PERMALINK (that is, the link to just that post, not the link to your blog itself) in the Linky widget.
Remember, prompts are Totally Optional-- if this week's prompt doesn't turn your crank, then feel free to post something else entirely.
Remember, prompts are Totally Optional-- if this week's prompt doesn't turn your crank, then feel free to post something else entirely.
Want to suggest a prompt?
Leave a comment on one of the Saturday evening posts suggesting the prompt. If you leave it on one of the Thursday posts, we may not see it.
Disclaimer
If you are posting a poem by someone else, please obtain that person's permission or make sure it's in the public domain.
TOP participant collections!
Mike McCulley of Word Anger: "Word Anger" and "Loose Thoughts"
sbpoet (Sharon Brogan) of Watermark: Oratory and small poems
Tiel Aisha Ansari of Knocking From Inside: "Knocking From Inside"
Sue Turner of Tumblewords: "North of Summer"
sbpoet (Sharon Brogan) of Watermark: Oratory and small poems
Tiel Aisha Ansari of Knocking From Inside: "Knocking From Inside"
Sue Turner of Tumblewords: "North of Summer"
Have a poetry collection?
Do you have a poetry collection available? We'll post it here. Email your name, the title of your collection and the URL where people can get it to tielansari AT gmail DOT com. TOP participants only, please.
11 comments:
here's mine: http://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/05/lost-dances-of-cranes.html
I loved this prompt! It got me to redo a poem I wrote that I had been wanting to get to but hadn't taken the time... thanks! I'm new to TOP - but I see lots of familar faces. :)
http://texasblu5.blogspot.com/2008/05/there-once-was-stone.html
This is a previously posted poem but it's the first thing that came to mind when I saw the prompt. Hope no one minds the repeat...
About some symbols
In permutation of Gertrude Stein
Sorry, I linked to the wrong poem the first time. The second is my symbolic poem:http://thebadpoetsociety.blogspot.com/2008/05/secret-key-to-poetry.html
PoetMouse: The Secret Key to Poetry
Tagged one of my pics with a piece of symbolic poetry!
Gemma
sorry, my first link didn't show up correctly, but the 2nd time it worked! it's called 'the rest of my life'. jan
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