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Prompts for April 2011
Posted by Leo
on Friday, April 1, 2011
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While Amias is on a temporary break to attend to her family, I couldn't let this meme, close to my heart and blogging life, go silent. No, not even on April Fools' Day would I have believed that it would be possible for Acrostic Only to be without monthly inspiration... So till a time that she's ready to be back to give out the challenges again, I'm Vinay (formerly Leo.) here to babysit and give out the monthly prompts.
For all you die-hearted serious writers, we have some wonderful challenges that will test your skills as a writer, or help you to become a better poet. We welcome you on this journey of change and innovation! Chose one, or do them all, but most of all, have FUN!
Limit 1 submission per prompt. No punctuation marks at the end of the line, in the Regular Acrostics section, please. If you are going to participate in the prompts, please put Acrostic Only link at the top or bottom of your poem.
You can choose to do 1, 2, 3, or 4 Words per line in each prompt, except for the INNOVATIVE PROMPTS. The prompt must have either 1 word each line throughout the entire poem, 2 words each line throughout the entire poem, 3 words each line throughout the entire poem, or 4 words each line throughout the entire poem. But you cannot mix it.
"Don't forget to drop in on your fellow poets, because it's as much fun to read acrostics as it is to write them! Also, it’s good to encourage a fellow writer, but be honest with them. If you have a suggestion on how to make something better, let them know. We are all here to learn to be better poets, and our readers are the best judges on whether or not we have succeeded in touching them with our creative thoughts."
REGULAR ACROSTICS PROMPTS:
Prompt 1: Single Word (SW) – POSITIVE
Prompt 2: Two Words (TW) – BLESS YOU
Prompt 3: Phrase or Slang (PS) - KISS AND TELL
Prompt 4: Children's Corner (CC) – GARFIELD
Prompt 5: Nature (N) - CASHEW
Prompt 6: Around The World (ATW) – AFTERMATH
INNOVATIVE ACROSTIC PROMPTS:
Prompt A: Acrostic Limerick (AL) - ELOPE
(Limerick Form - a limerick is defined as “a light humorous, nonsensical, or bawdy verse of 5 anapestic lines usually with the rhyme scheme aabba”. Lines 1, 2, and 5 have 7 to 10 syllables and the last words rhyme. Lines 3 and 4 of Limericks have 5 to 7 syllables and the last words rhyme.)
Prompt B: Acrostic Short Story (ASS) - MORAL SUPPORT
(Acrostic Short Story must not exceed the 600 words maximum or be less than the 300 words minimum.)
Prompt C: Acrostic Haiku (AH) - EBB
(A Haiku is a Japanese lyric verse form having 3 unrhymed lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature or the seasons.)
Prompt D: Poet's Choice (PC) - This prompt is your choice, any style, but KISS it! (Keep It Short and Sweet). If you chose to use a photo, the poem must be able to stand on its own.
[Attention Participants: Please title your poem the same as the Prompt. You may put a sub-title if you desire, but the title must be the same as the prompt.. Thank you for your participation, it is very much appreciated.]
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My first time here. But Vinay, I am amazed at your energy levels. Your now managing 5 or 6 sites I think - jingle poetry, Thursday tales, LOL prompts, Blog-a-ton, Haiku Heights as far as I know. Did I miss something? And still you manage to write your own stories and poems and reply to comments. And I guess you get not a penny for all this and have a day job for that. How do you manage time? I am amazed!
@The Fool,
Jingle Poetry = once in two weeks, I do Tuesday Reviews there.
Haiku Heights, LoL, Thursday Tales = check! They're my memes :D
Blog-a-Ton = I'm just the guest host this month. Not forever! ;)
You missed Promising Poets Parking Lot :P where I post the agreements once a fortnight.
I don't blog for money, no :) I work as a sofware developer. But home sweet home is always helpful to renew energy for memes! Cheers TF! Have fun at A/O.
we may be insane for adding yet another propmting blog to our growing list, but we LOVE LOVE LOVE Acrostic poetry. So here we are...
Vinay, you rock the blogging world in ways we hope to as well one day ! For that we have to thank you !!
JL&B
I've never tried writing an acrostic poem before, let alone an acrostic limerick. But I had to try it and had a pretty good time. ELOPE (Acrostic Limerick)
Sorry for the Mr. Linky double post linkage. The first time I forgot to add (AL) to my name. The second time I added it to my link instead of my name and messed up the link. I don't dare try it a third time. Heaven only knows what other way I could find to mess up. :)
First time here. Glad I found this meme. I linked up with my first prompt. Thanks for hosting.
so good of you to do this!