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30 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.30

29 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.29

Write a poem in the form of a letter to a certain person, who is not your family, and also NOT a well-known public figure.

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28 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.28

Write a poem about someone who lived at least 100 years ago, about whom you read about in history (either in history text-books or through newspapers or magazines). EXCEPT: Gandhi, Hitler, Jinnah.

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27 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.27

Write a poem about an object you can see in a public dustbin.

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26 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.26

Write a poem about a fairytale character.

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25 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.25

Write a poem about a poem (written by a major/famous poet) which you hold dear, or which makes you see the value of poetry in this world.

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24 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.24

Write a science poem, i.e., one which draws upon some aspect of the sciences. It could be astronomy, or optics, or organic chemistry, or a particular metal, or a biochem experiment.

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23 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.23

Bring out a poem you started but never finished or one that needs a bit more work. Finish it.

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22 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.22

Write a poem about a politician. It should be between 12 and 16 lines.

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21 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.21

20 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.20

Write a villanelle about regret.

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19 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.19

Put pen to paper and start writing furiously for five minutes. Set an alarm or something, and then stop writing. Go back and look at what you wrote, and then construct a poem out of that material.

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18 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.18

Write a poem without any ‘I’ or ‘you’ or ‘he’ or ‘she’ words in it. Stick to nouns instead of pronouns.

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17 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.17

Write an ode to your favourite music composer or band or song-writer.

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16 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.16

Write a Twitter poem (140 characters, including spaces).

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15 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.15

Write a ghazal about exercising or gymming. (Walking or jogging is also okay.)

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14 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.14

Write a poem about the worst day of your life.

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13 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.13

Write a rondeau which is going to be hard. So I will not impose any thematic restrictions. Just remember the basic principles of rhyme and refrain and see what happens.

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12 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.12

Write a poem about the (non-human) pests in your home or office (eg: rats, lizards, mosquitoes, earthworms, centipedes, moths, or flies).

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11 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.11

Write a poem about a favourite food ingredient or spice (eg: cinnamon, or honey, or ragi).

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10 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.10

Write a poem about someone’s legs.

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09 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.09

Write a poem that starts off describing the sounds you hear when you go to bed, just before you fall sleep.

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08 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.08

Write a poem about renting a room or subletting one.

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07 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.07

Write a poem comparing a man or a woman to a mode of public transport (bus, tram, train, ferry boat, airplane).

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06 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.06

05 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.05

Write a poem about futility or worthlessness.

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04 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.04

Write a limerick. Don’t cheat on the rhyme. Read this.

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03 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.03

Write a poem about your sixteenth birthday. (Or eighteenth, if you cannot think of anything interesting about the sixteenth).

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02 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.02

Write a haiku. Your season is Summer.

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01 April, 2012

CaPoWriMo 3.01

Write a sestina.

And here’s how we will make it interesting. One of the six key words (with which you end any one of the six lines of the first stanza) should be either ‘heat’ or ‘cool’ or ‘tepid’.

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