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MONTHLY CHALLENGE
Challenge yourself
We offer monthly challenges as a source of inspiration for our poetry. Feel free to submit or publish your very own interpretation of our monthly challenges.
monthly challenge
August 2024
Like the Ferrero Roche dude, I'm spoiling you all, not just the Ambassador this month.
'How so!' came a cry from the back, well, this months challenge is a triple whammy, a 3 in 1 oil of poetic lubrication.
First, (inspired by John's comment on my post ) Is to invent a new word, this is where the poet has license to thrill! The example opposite is 'trickle-tickle' I use to describe that slight fizz of excitement I got as a kid, in a caravan bunk bed, waiting for the summer storm. It has to make sense, and be used by you in a sentence or poem.
Second: Pick a color and make a poem about it, there was something else, ah that's it, without (if possible) resorting to cliche, yellow - custard, bananas, hint colours are associated with lots of things?!
Lastly, more straight forward , look at the style of the image, retro comic? So write about a fave comic, real or imaginary, adult
No not those! Popular mechanics, Marie Claire, NME, kids, Hotspur, Dandy etc
As usual, this is is not a test, nor obligatory, only you can judge its worth and whether you want to have a go or not.
Martin Pickard
"While in my bed, adventure book in hand, I dread the tread upon the stairs that means the loss of light foreshadowing my dreams."
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