Last week, our featured poet for National Poetry Month was T.S. Eliot. This week, we focused on the troubled but talented Sylvia Plath. Here's a wrap-up of this week's posts: Featured Poet: Sylvia Plath Featured Book: Ariel: The Restored Edition Featured Poem: "Daddy" Featured Creative Writing Prompt: The Plath Voice Featured Wallpaper And as a... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #15 Titanic Events In the wee hours of April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic sunk in the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Ironically, April 15 is also tax day. Who decided that one? This shared date leads me to reference that oft-uttered phrase from Daniel Defoe and Benjamin Franklin (I am... Continue Reading →
To continue our week of posts dedicated to Sylvia Plath, we have a creative writing prompt associated with her specifically. Since what Plath wrote was often considered confessional poetry, write a poem that reveals a deep feeling or belief that you have inside. It need not be completely literal - allusion is very effective in... Continue Reading →
It's tax day, but we encourage lying down on the job if that means you're contributing to Novel Novice's Exquisite Corpse collaboration. Get all the details about how you can bring our ongoing Novel Novice poem to life during National Poetry Month! See all of our National Poetry Month goodies
Creative Writing Prompt #14 Social Media Musings I'm gonna go out on a limb and bet that you're a Facebook and/or Twitter user. Maybe you even have your own blog. Chances are, there is some sort of social media in which you're involved... even if it's only commenting on a site like Novel Novice. Today,... Continue Reading →
Are you loving Adam Lambert on American Idol this week? You can get more of him... plenty more... Enter our songwriting contest (in honor of National Poetry Month) for a chance to win your own copy of the book On the Meaning of Adam Lambert. You have until April 28 to enter and the top... Continue Reading →
Obviously, our parents are a huge part of who we are. Sylvia Plath lost her father when she was only eight years old, but what an impactful eight years they must have been. As we take a closer look at Plath during this week of National Poetry Month, we review her elegaic, infamous poem titled... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #13 Did You or Didn't You? Every poet has a poem that just isn't going anywhere (in fact, most poets would say that there are plen-ty of poems in their notebook that are in need of direction). So take one of the poems you've abandoned, or one that you've just ignored for... Continue Reading →
Last week, we celebrated that practical cat, T.S. Eliot. This week's featured poet, in honor of National Poetry Month, is Sylvia Plath. While Plath is typically known for her novel The Bell Jar, she was first and foremost a poet - and a prolific one at that. Today we look at the first collection published... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #12 Cancel It Out Curiosity created the poet. And you begin to satisfy curiosity by asking questions. So write a poem composed entirely of questions. Choose a person you're asking them of and write to them, without actually saying you're writing to them. Or ask questions of various people, perhaps changing the... Continue Reading →
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