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Tag Archives: NaPoWriMo2020

April 2020:

Reviewing my debut attempt at National Poetry Writing Month.

Posted byLewis Wyn DaviesApr 30, 2020May 2, 2020Posted inNational Poetry Writing MonthTags:NaPoWriMo2020, National Poetry Writing Month, National Poetry Writing Month, UK LockdownLeave a comment on April 2020:

When Day With Evening Blending

A cento poem taking lines from the classic works of five men and five women.

Posted byLewis Wyn DaviesApr 29, 2020Oct 25, 2020Posted inNational Poetry Writing Month, NatureTags:Cento, Christina Rossetti, Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Brontë, Emily Dickinson, Lord Byron, Maya Angelou, NaPoWriMo2020, National Poetry Writing Month, National Poetry Writing Month, Robert Frost, Sylvia Plath, T.S. Eliot, William WordsworthLeave a comment on When Day With Evening Blending

Lazy Left

On the theme of ‘vision’, I decided to shut my right eye and describe the imagery from my lazy left.

Posted byLewis Wyn DaviesApr 28, 2020May 2, 2020Posted inNational Poetry Writing MonthTags:NaPoWriMo2020, National Poetry Writing Month, National Poetry Writing MonthLeave a comment on Lazy Left

We Surreal Cool

A ‘Golden Shovel’ poem taken from the excellent We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks.

Posted byLewis Wyn DaviesApr 27, 2020May 2, 2020Posted inNational Poetry Writing MonthTags:Golden Shovel, Gwendolyn Brooks, Monarch of the Glen, NaPoWriMo2020, National Poetry Writing Month, National Poetry Writing Month, We Real CoolLeave a comment on We Surreal Cool

Endurance 101

In the absence of the London Marathon, I wrote a poem about enduring the UK lockdown.

Posted byLewis Wyn DaviesApr 26, 2020May 2, 2020Posted inNational Poetry Writing Month, NatureTags:London Marathon, NaPoWriMo2020, National Poetry Writing Month, National Poetry Writing Month, River Severn, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK LockdownLeave a comment on Endurance 101

The Season

A list poem about things I collect, i.e. football stadiums.

Posted byLewis Wyn DaviesApr 25, 2020May 2, 2020Posted inNational Poetry Writing Month, Stanzas From The StandsTags:Football, George Miller, Grassroots, Ji So-yun, Kylian Mbappe, NaPoWriMo2020, National Poetry Writing Month, National Poetry Writing Month, Nottingham Forest, Notts County, Omari Patrick, Wrexham AFCLeave a comment on The Season

Doorstep Clapping

I felt very uncomfortable with the Conservative Party’s sudden love for the NHS during the Coronavirus crisis, so I thought I’d highlight their hypocrisy.

Posted byLewis Wyn DaviesApr 24, 2020May 2, 2020Posted inNational Poetry Writing Month, SocietyTags:Austerity, Conservative Party, NaPoWriMo2020, National Health Service, National Poetry Writing Month, National Poetry Writing Month, NHS, PoliticsLeave a comment on Doorstep Clapping

A Shakespearean Sonnet

A sonnet in Shakespeare’s style to celebrate the Bard’s birthday.

Posted byLewis Wyn DaviesApr 23, 2020May 2, 2020Posted inNational Poetry Writing MonthTags:NaPoWriMo2020, National Poetry Writing Month, National Poetry Writing Month, Sonnet, William ShakespeareLeave a comment on A Shakespearean Sonnet

The Enemy of Silence

My first kenning (or riddling, abstract descriptions) poem.

Posted byLewis Wyn DaviesApr 22, 2020May 2, 2020Posted inNational Poetry Writing MonthTags:Kenning, Music, NaPoWriMo2020, National Poetry Writing Month, National Poetry Writing MonthLeave a comment on The Enemy of Silence

Juanico’s Legacy

Three random searches on Wikipedia later and a poem was born!

Posted byLewis Wyn DaviesApr 21, 2020May 2, 2020Posted inNational Poetry Writing Month, Stanzas From The StandsTags:Alabama, Belenenses, Estadio Nacional, Frank Jones, Juanico, Lisbon, NaPoWriMo2020, National Poetry Writing Month, National Poetry Writing Month, Richmond Spiders, Sand Island Lighthouse, Taca de PortugalLeave a comment on Juanico’s Legacy

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