When people hear the name Sylvia Plath, many ask: "Isn't that the writer who stuck her head in an oven?" It's true, Plath did take her own life at the very young age of 30, but this woman's suicide unfortunately overshadows the talented poet that she was. For National Poetry Month this week, we focus... Continue Reading →
The past two days, we celebrated National Poetry Month with a Music Weekend. In case you missed any of the posts (and the announcement about our latest contest), we've collected them all here: How Music Fits: Find out why music and poetry can be one and the same. Featured book: On the Meaning of Adam... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #11 Music Muse Sometimes I'll run across a poetry collection that makes interesting use of a fictional character or takes liberties with "truths" about a real individual. Some poets have written several pieces, or even an entire book, about a mythological deity, a celebrity, or another poet (stay tuned for more on... Continue Reading →
We wrap up our Music Weekend and continue to celebrate National Poetry Month with a lyric writing contest! For those who might balk at poetry or feel not quite comfortable with that genre, your niche may be writing song lyrics. So we've designed a contest to give you the opportunity to nurture that creative bent.... Continue Reading →
It's Music Weekend here at Novel Novice, a little subset of our National Poetry Month celebration. Yesterday we talked about how music and poetry can be one and the same. And we offered up a creative writing prompt inspired by music, or the lack thereof. On to today's topic... Everyone knows who Adam Lambert is...... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #10 Hitting the Right Notes Write a poem while listening to music. (Perhaps one of the songs featured in today's earlier post. Maybe a new album you bought or the latest soundtrack. For Twilight fans, you already know how inspired Stephenie Meyer was by specific bands and songs as she penned her... Continue Reading →
In honor of National Poetry Month, we're celebrating a "Music Weekend" here at Novel Novice with discussions about poetry and music, featured videos, creative writing prompts, and... a new contest (check back tomorrow for all the details!). So let's get to it... How often have you become attached to a song because of its lyrics?... Continue Reading →
Creative Writing Prompt #9 Cancel It Out Write a series of lines such that every other line "cancels" the line that comes before it. For example: "I come before you/to stand behind you." Can you use these lines to create one entire poem? Or are they better as individual lines that can be inserted into... Continue Reading →
We kicked off the first full week of our National Poetry Month celebration by featuring poet T.S. Eliot. In case you missed any of our posts, we've collected them all here: Featured Poet: T.S. Eliot Featured Book: Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats Featured Poem: "The Hollow Men" Featured Creative Writing Prompt: Make Your Own... Continue Reading →
Last week, we announced our Novel Novice Poetry Contest in honor of National Poetry Month. In case you missed it, click here to read the contest rules and learn about the outstanding prizes you can win. Entering is easy, but we know that inspiration doesn't always come quite as easily. View all of our National... Continue Reading →
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