Poetic Asides, a blog by Robert Lee Brewer, sponsors a poem a day challenge, open to anyone, to craft a poem a day based on a prompt.
I competed in one of his PAD challenges in the fall and enjoyed the mental exercise. Though much of what I wrote did not fit into my overall vision (of my current evolving manuscript) the exercises were helpful in another way entirely. It's important for artists to flex their muscles. I can understand the snide academic attitude many may feel about the quality of much of the entries, and the idea that writing a PAD might be beneath them, but the contest gets back to an essential cornerstone of writing: having fun with words.
And if that isn't why we write, then I'm a table lamp.
The format is easy, and there is a contest, though I believe no prizes are involved, and he's assembled many a fine judge.
So if you be not of the house of Montague come and crush a cup of wine.
I competed in one of his PAD challenges in the fall and enjoyed the mental exercise. Though much of what I wrote did not fit into my overall vision (of my current evolving manuscript) the exercises were helpful in another way entirely. It's important for artists to flex their muscles. I can understand the snide academic attitude many may feel about the quality of much of the entries, and the idea that writing a PAD might be beneath them, but the contest gets back to an essential cornerstone of writing: having fun with words.
And if that isn't why we write, then I'm a table lamp.
The format is easy, and there is a contest, though I believe no prizes are involved, and he's assembled many a fine judge.
So if you be not of the house of Montague come and crush a cup of wine.
Comments