Inspiration noun, ˌɪn.spɪˈreɪ.ən 1: a divine influence or action on a person believed to qualify him or her to receive and communicate sacred revelation; the action or power of moving the intellect or emotions; the act of influencing or suggesting opinions; 2: the act of drawing in; specifically : the drawing of air into the lungs [from the Latin …
Competition in Progress – sixteen hours in
We’re coming up to the two-thirds mark, and I continue to be astonished at the steady trickle of poems coming in. We have a good couple of dozen to hand now. With some very quirky titles. Obviously judging a poem by its title is no better than judging a book by its cover. But, in both …
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Competition in Progress – eight hours in
The whooshing noise you can hear is the sound of people zipping back and forth madly, working up their poems for the competition. Nearly two hundred hits on the page so far. And just to up the ante somewhat, there are already three completed entries sitting in my inbox. I generally don’t use emojis, but there …
Madness
It is just six minutes since the competition went live, and already twenty-five people have hit the page. Sweet dreams, my lunatics!
It’s only words (and words are all you’re getting, unless you win the competition)
I’m typing this a mere fistful of hours before the insanity of the 24 Hour Poem competition gets underway, while contemplating the awesome agglomeration of words that I’ve gleaned from the five books up for grabs. At this point it may be worth mentioning that I got very little sleep last night, as I kept …
A Dark Feathered Art 