Hello, dear Toads! Marian here, standing in for Kim in the Garden this weekend. Some of you might have noticed that I’m writing #30PoemsInNovember to benefit new immigrants to the USA via the Center for New Americans, a nonprofit here in western Massachusetts. I have done this challenge as a fund raiser for several years but took last year off. This year, I’m back in the game and totally inspired by my two kids, who are ALL IN, each creating 30 drawings in November! Amazing.
The kids created 30 themes for November and we 3 have been dutifully following along each day, writing and drawing to the themes. I thought I’d share the whole month’s worth of themes here so that my fellow Toads might pick one (or more!) and write along. Enjoy!
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| Anne Meuse, #7 Lies "I'm BrOKen" |
Autumn leaves
Sidewalks
Tea
Cat/Kitten
Lies
Music
Apple
Magic
Dancing
Wind
Cute/Chibi/Kawaii
Chainsaws
Writing/Drawing
Nope
Guitar
Drama
Romance
Bloodshed
Cake
Flowers
Zombies
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| Jack Meuse, #17 Drama "Comedy and Tragedy" |
Shopping/Not shopping
Rain
Secret
Hair
Love/Friendship
Stars
Holidays
Oooh this prompt is absolutely delicious, Marian!š Mine is a potpourri of themes since I couldn't settle on one bwahahahaha! Happy Weekend, everyone!š
ReplyDeleteSo many options! I'd say this barely qualifies as a prompt. Maybe more like inspiration? :)
ReplyDeleteAn explicit invitation is extended for multiple responses if anyone is so inclined.
Thanks for sharing the November list, Marian. So many great cues to get the ideas flowing. I look forward to many enjoyable reads.
ReplyDeleteWonderful initiative!
ReplyDeleteWaiting for someone to combine all and make a legendary one xD
So many themes... did use a few in a little triolet... hope it works.
ReplyDeleteYour kids' artwork is amazing. I would love to see all of it. I will check your blog. Maybe the rest is there.
ReplyDeleteDearest Marian, who can resists a prompt where the themes are written in red. No one, I am sure. I took a poem a bit I wrote for Instagram, and then chose a few of your themes to feed some meat (and kiwi) into it.
ReplyDeleteGreat prompt! I took the music prompt and went jazz!
ReplyDeleteI love this prompt. It's so open-ended, but I love skimming through the words and finding connections between them to prompt my own poem š
ReplyDeleteYour children are very clever and creative to conjure up all these great prompts. I chose the romance one.
ReplyDeleteI went with the drama of a turkey leg carrying chihuahua trotting down a sidewalk (threw in 'chainsaw' too). Thanks for the prompt.
ReplyDeleteGood job !!! you and your children. Thanks for sharing Marian
ReplyDeletemuch love...
Good morning, friends! A couple notes:
ReplyDeleteNot too much of the art is on my blog yet. My daughter has been drawing in pencil and it does not show up very well scanned. But! She has decreed next month "Inkcember" or some such and will be inking all of her drawings, so perhaps I can make an album of them to share for anyone who is interested.
Also! Haha, I should have mentioned this earlier: Try a poem with Drama-Romance-Bloodshed. Apparently these three words go together!
:) And now I'm coming around to visit all of you.
Also, I linked up my ZOMBIES poem from a couple days ago. Think my friends here will appreciate :)
ReplyDeleteI did not choose any - rather two popped out from your spoiled-for-choice list so cleverly illustrated - thank you!
ReplyDeleteHi Marian! I love the themes and the drawings are adorable . I'd like to know how you fund-raise this way.
ReplyDeleteHi, Vivian: This is a fundraiser for a local nonprofit in my area that provides English classes, career services, and other supports to new immigrants to the community. For a number of years they have organized writers in the area to participate in a fundraiser called: 30 Poems in November!
ReplyDeleteEach poet writes every day and asks people in their own network to make a donation (or "sponsor" their activities). Writers go about this in various different ways. I have been posting the poems on my blog and on Facebook and Twitter every day, promoting the fundraiser and asking for donations. They have an online fundraising platform (https://cnam.org/civicrm/pcp/info?reset=1&id=132) I've also been posting the artwork by my kids to Facebook. I've raised about $525 so far, and the overall goal of the fundraiser is $50,000. Some people are more private about their writing, but I like the sharing, personally. Yay! Thank you for asking. xo Marian