Topic 07: Lycanthropy -- write a poem inspired by metamorphosing into an animal, being an animal or from the point of view of an animal. Form : any Line requirements: 8 lines or more Join in for free at www.pigpenpoetry.com Paschal Mystery The key to all the world's best stories lies in character; the mystery of man renews when humans anthropomorphise the beast, whose virtues fit the author's plan. From small, I grew like only legends can, and altered from the pagan to

Topic 06: a poem inspired by the euphoria of the first time you do something (sex, love, drugs, poetry) or possibly inspired by the longing for recapturing that feeling of the first time Form : any Line requirements: 8 lines or more Get involved for free at www.pigpenpoetry.com Sunrise Perfectionism does not lend itself much to euphoric moments. Every first is flawed, and every retry admits fault. My voice sounds like her voice now. At least I try to say different

Topic 05: Write an ekphrastic poem - a poem inspired by a piece of artwork. Provide a link to the artwork if you can. Form : any Line requirements: 8 lines or more Get involved for free at www.pigpenpoetry.com Creed And from the dirt, we see our molecules pressed into the soles of Your departing feet as You rise toward power, past the oceans -- barren now -- that fed You, past the sun that burns the flowers; You stretch to devour the dove, consume the Queen of

Topic 04: Poems inspired by the French phrase "entre chien et loup" which is a phrase that loosely translate to "between a wolf and a dog" and is used to describe that time at twilight when it can be difficult to distinguish between a wolf and a dog or a situation when it is difficult to tell when something is benevolent or dangerous. Write a poem inspired by this. Form : any Line requirements: 8 lines or more Get involved for free at www.pigpenpoetry.com Man He is workin

Topic 03: A poem inspired by "Danse Macabre" in the traditional sense as defined by google: a medieval allegorical representation in which a personified Death leads all types of people to the grave, intended to emphasize the equality of all before death. Form : any Line requirements: 8 lines or more Get involved for free at www.pigpenpoetry.com Danse-off Grim came knocking on my door the other night, but I’d had a drink and was ready for a fight. When he said “come” I was

Topic 02: Write a poem inspired by the number two, couples, doubles or a dichotomy. Form : any Line requirements: 8 lines or more Duel I don't remember how the world turned grey or why we stopped pretending -- just the way we twisted into text and through our phones we sank. I sent you sticks, you sent me stones, and neither of us watched the ricochet. We drained her world of joyfulness and play and as she fell beneath our sad melee we argued about -- what? Libido?

Day 1 prompt Topic 01: Write a poem inspired by the number one, or single, solo, solitude, etc. Form : any Line requirements: 8 lines or more Solitude It is shallow here beneath the pull of temporal binding where suns rise and set between one another and flesh melts against bone Pebble thoughts glance across reflected shadows to drown in sediment and silence No good can come of words that are not whispered against your pillow Get involved, or read other National Poetry Mo