Pages

▼

Sunday, April 22, 2018

Poets of April

Today I offer inspiration from poets born in April.


"A fresh and vigorous weed, always renewed and renewing, it will cut 
its wondrous way through rubbish and rubble." William Jay Smith


"More matter with less art" Hamlet ~ William Shakespeare


"One can live without having survived." Carolyn Forche


"To write a blues song is to regiment riots and pluck gems from graves."
     ~ Etheridge Knight



“You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.”  ― Annie Dillard


 Let these quotes lead to poetry. You can choose any form, or no form at all. I also used photos I felt worked with the quotes. You can draw inspiration from them also. I am including the license information from Pexels which applies to each image
CC0 License
✓ Free for personal and commercial use
✓ No attribution required

Please add your poem link to Mr. Linky and visit your fellow poets to read what today's post inspired.
at

21 comments:

  1. Kerry O'ConnorApril 22, 2018 at 12:47 AM

    I am over the moon with your wonderful prompt, Susie. I see the exact quote which will push me to continue my views of battle sequence. This is a great prompt for so late in the month of poetry writing. I am excited to read the responses.

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousApril 22, 2018 at 3:55 AM

    Fabulous prompt. Just posted and will spend much of today playing catch up with reading.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Sanaa RizviApril 22, 2018 at 4:09 AM

    Loved the prompt, Susie!💜 I chose to write on the quote by Carolyn Forche. Day 22! Phew!☕

    ReplyDelete
  4. Vivian ZemsApril 22, 2018 at 5:24 AM

    A great prompt Susie. .as always! Enjoy Sunday!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Vivian ZemsApril 22, 2018 at 5:26 AM

    I must be going mad...where's Linky?

    ReplyDelete
  6. Kerry O'ConnorApril 22, 2018 at 5:31 AM

    Oh dear.. the linky has vanished. The site sometimes crashes. We will have to leave our links in the comment box until it reappears.

    Views of the Battlefield (Parts V - VII) below.

    http://kerryoconnorsother.blogspot.co.za/2018/04/views-of-battlefield-part-v.html

    ReplyDelete
  7. Vivian ZemsApril 22, 2018 at 5:36 AM

    https://smellthecoffeeweb.com/2018/04/22/years-on/

    ReplyDelete
  8. Sanaa RizviApril 22, 2018 at 5:52 AM

    Mr Linky is back!!💜☕

    ReplyDelete
  9. Vivian ZemsApril 22, 2018 at 5:53 AM

    OK!

    ReplyDelete
  10. Gillena CoxApril 22, 2018 at 7:13 AM

    Good Sunday everyone. Thank you Susie for prompting us today.

    much love...

    ReplyDelete
  11. brudbergApril 22, 2018 at 9:51 AM

    I had to go bright today... the dandelion is inspiring.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Kerry O'ConnorApril 22, 2018 at 10:12 AM

    I am still without the linky...Trying to follow new posts via the blogroll.

    ReplyDelete
  13. tonispencerApril 22, 2018 at 10:37 AM

    Thank you for this truly inspiring prompt Susie. I am busy today but I already know the quote and will be composing in my head while pretending to enjoy myself.

    ReplyDelete
  14. Susie ClevengerApril 22, 2018 at 11:18 AM

    I'm sorry about Mr. Linky. I use Google and it doesn't show up on the page, but when I checked with Internet Explorer it shows up. It looks like it may be a search engine issue. Please add your link to your poem in the comment section and Mr. Linky if you can see it.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Frank J. TassoneApril 22, 2018 at 12:00 PM

    Good Morning, Toads! Thanks, Susie, for this prompt. I saw Carolyn Forche's quote paired with that photo, and I knew I would go dark...

    ReplyDelete
  16. aApril 22, 2018 at 1:21 PM

    Susie,
    Please accept my hogwash of jumping off of cliffs....as I literally am with graduation looming and finals projects pending. Mine is a brain dump.

    ReplyDelete
  17. AnonymousApril 22, 2018 at 2:27 PM

    Anell, i love the No sculpture west of the mississippi

    ReplyDelete
  18. Sherry Blue SkyApril 22, 2018 at 4:14 PM

    Candy, I love your dandelion poem - and the idea that dandelion leaves are the new kale! - but cant find a place to comment. Loved it, though!

    ReplyDelete
  19. Rosemary Nissen-WadeApril 22, 2018 at 4:44 PM

    I do see Mr Linky and have used it, but just in case will also post my link here: https://enheduannasdaughter.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/born-to-jump.html

    I was curious to see the context of the Annie Dillard quote, so I went hunting and discovered it wasn't her at all, though many people think so following a misattribution in an (oh dear!) Australian newspaper. It was really Ray Bradbury ... and I had fun playing with it.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Susie ClevengerApril 22, 2018 at 4:59 PM

    Thanks everyone. As always each of you provided stellar poems. Mr. Linky was contrary,but I think he came through in the end.

    ReplyDelete
  21. AnonymousApril 23, 2018 at 7:28 PM

    I'm late - again - and again - but well, so it is.

    Anyhow, thanks for the great prompt Susie - it's wonderful and inspiring - and I've penned a quick short yellow burst.

    hope everyone is hanging in there - I'll be catching up as I can!

    ReplyDelete

Much time and effort went into this post! Your feedback is appreciated.