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Let's start weekly prompts!
Let's engage people of Neopoet to communicate and write more.
Shell we start offering prompts ?
I have millions suggestions.
It could be a line of poetry, a rare word or an interesting topic.
For example, a poem to younger self, or your earliest memory, or your first kiss, or your last breath whatever.
The world by the eyes of a cat.
Your favorite cityscape list poem.
I can't stop.
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raj
Tue, 2018-05-22 06:35
Hi IRiz
Reminds me of poetry.com where they used to announce a topic every day for the Haikus.
Your idea is pretty good and you seem to have zoo full of muses to stimulate the minds...
I back your idea..
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raj (sublime_ocean)
scribbler
Tue, 2018-05-22 12:03
good idea. Maybe transfer this over to Forum and solicit
members to place up to one prompt per week?
IRiz
Tue, 2018-05-22 12:11
How do we organize taking
How do we organize taking turns for the prompt announcement?
IRiz
author commentraj
Tue, 2018-05-22 14:09
It can be put up on the home
It can be put up on the home page. It will also stimulate interest of visitors to be members. Who makes the selection can be sorted out by the committee members
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raj (sublime_ocean)
IRiz
Tue, 2018-05-22 15:11
I think we could make an
I think we could make an announcement asking for ideas for prompts. And schedule them for June.
Who wants to be on the committee?
IRiz
author commentraj
Tue, 2018-05-22 16:40
I withdraw by deleting my
I withdraw by deleting my comment ...may be I was too verbose in expressing my opinion/suggestion
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raj (sublime_ocean)
IRiz
Tue, 2018-05-22 15:45
you called it committee but I
you called it committee but I agree team is fine
IRiz
author commentraj
Tue, 2018-05-22 16:38
No I didn't call it a
No I didn't call it a committee.
raj (sublime_ocean)
lovedly
Tue, 2018-05-22 12:58
you can count me in
as an animal
in a Zoo
my first line would be a
PROMPT
LIKE THIS
''How do elephants do ----what you all do..'' no not in a ZOO but Jungle would do....'' woo hoo
IRiz
Tue, 2018-05-22 15:39
Lovedly's prompt sounds good:
Lovedly's prompt sounds good:
how do elephants look
for the moon
on a gloomy night?
how do elephants look
when they want to laugh?
how to they sleep and poop?
how do they make love?
so many questions to ask
Elephants! where are you?
let's chat!!!
IRiz
author commentraj
Tue, 2018-05-22 16:35
May be enthusiasm got the
May be enthusiasm got the better of me while responding to one of the muses proposed by Lovedly. hence deleting the poem.
Apologies...
raj (sublime_ocean)
lovedly
Tue, 2018-05-22 19:29
reply
Apologies...
to
raj (sublime_ocean)
scribbler
Tue, 2018-05-22 16:31
Organization would be fairly simple. Allow any and all prompts
as soon as they come in. Only thing needed is to make sure nobody posts more prompt per week than allowed. Have poets post the prompt right next to poem title. This distinguishes where the idea comes from and also gives the person who furnished the prompt a bow.
Go to form and begin by posting a request for prompt and allow nothing but prompts on the forum page. Fairly easy peasy
raj
Tue, 2018-05-22 16:51
Sorry Stan I don't get the
Sorry Stan I don't get the picture so I will wait and watch until this takes off.
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raj (sublime_ocean)
themoonman
Tue, 2018-05-22 17:44
ok
An elephant sits where it wants
with a wiggle or two,
he'll take your blanket from you,
because an elephant sits where it wants.
IRiz
Tue, 2018-05-22 17:50
Ajhjahahahaha
Ajhjahahahaha
IRiz
author commentraj
Fri, 2018-06-29 14:32
Where do we stand on this
Where do we stand on this IRiz...it has been over a month since you prompted this idea but it hasn't materialized into something concrete as yet...
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raj (sublime_ocean)
lovedly
Fri, 2018-06-29 14:44
THE Elephant
stomped it
sorry it will become like another competition
too many restric-shuns
Sparrow
Sat, 2018-06-30 03:50
raj
Just be careful where you stand as that elephant in the room is damned heavy, and have you seen the size of its Poo ????
.
Give critique to help keep Neopoet great.
Unconditional love to you all.
"Learn to love yourself first"
Yours as always, Ian.T, Sparrow, and Yenti
scribbler
Fri, 2018-06-29 17:44
contests
are a monthly prompt.
IRiz
Fri, 2018-06-29 18:11
I agree.
I agree.
IRiz
author commentthemoonman
Fri, 2018-06-29 17:46
Hello,
This "idea" is in the right place
now. It is in the "idea gallery".
If you support the idea, go to the
gallery, and vote.
I like the idea as well, not sure
on where the prompts might be
best located, the "home" page
would be the most reasonable
but that isn't my forte ...
Sparrow
Sat, 2018-06-30 03:57
Irene
If only we could increase the number of comments here on Neo.
Your Idea of a prompt for writing can always be put similar to the Competitions we run here, or a title in a Blog under a monthly heading would do.
Lovely to see more engagement with Neopoet, and a way of having more poets involved with the day to day poetry.
Take care and you have my full support,
Yours Ian ..x
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Give critique to help keep Neopoet great.
Unconditional love to you all.
"Learn to love yourself first"
Yours as always, Ian.T, Sparrow, and Yenti
raj
Sat, 2018-06-30 05:05
Ian, Richard, Stan & IRiz
appreciate the ideas and thoughts shared by you...so who is going to take this idea out of inertia and get it moving and when? I will watch with interest...though as said by Stan it would be like a weekly contest...i think there need not be any prize in material form for this...personally I am looking at it to stimulate like a muse and see how others would be share their perception...
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raj (sublime_ocean)
scribbler
Sun, 2018-07-01 08:48
While we await a final form lets put some prompts on this string
I'll begin:
"through the night trees fireflies swarm"............next
IRiz
Mon, 2018-07-02 16:59
Through the night trees
Through the night trees
Fireflies swarm
Soundless music of summer
Through the rain drop
I can see
The entire world rounded
The joy of randomness -
Blinking, sparkling, whispering things,
Unpredictable, unimaginable,
And dear to me.
IRiz
author commentraj
Sun, 2018-07-01 13:24
That's nice IRiz
That's a nice start IRiz
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raj (sublime_ocean)
themoonman
Sun, 2018-07-01 11:57
Hey guys,
There are only three votes on this
in the gallery, I suggest everyone that
would like this go to the gallery and
vote.
In the meantime, we don't really need
go ahead, we could accept a volunteer
a week to blog a prompt ... can be how
ever ya'll want. You want to have a run
on poem, or just an idea ... maybe leave
it up to the volunteer of the week??
raj
Sun, 2018-07-01 13:57
Hi Richard
Hi Richard
hope poems posted on this stream will not count in the 1 per 23 hours ration :) will they?
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raj (sublime_ocean)
raj
Sun, 2018-07-01 15:00
through the night trees
through the night trees
fireflies swarm
like L E Ds
they sparkle all around
calling everybody
to gather on the lawn
it is party time
while summer is on
Ms. Winter's on a holiday
somewhere in the north
she said she can't make it
anyways its too hot
Lady Fall is busy
making fashion wear
when summer gets over
she'll start her sale
so Baby Summer said
the party is still on
so folks let's freak out
before we run out of time
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raj (sublime_ocean)
raj
Sun, 2018-07-01 14:02
IRiz
I think it may help getting more participants if you can change the subject line of this stream to something like "Trial Run for Weekly Prompts Fun"
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raj (sublime_ocean)
IRiz
Sun, 2018-07-01 14:22
Good idea, but I am not sure
Good idea, but I am not sure how to do that.
Sorry.
IRiz
author commentraj
Sun, 2018-07-01 14:55
IRiz I think you can do it by
IRiz I think you can do it by using the edit button like we do in poems. Is that option not there in Idea?
Alternately start a new stream..
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raj (sublime_ocean)
IRiz
Sun, 2018-07-01 15:07
Raj,
Raj,
How about you start the new stream?
IRiz
author commentraj
Sun, 2018-07-01 15:48
OK..will do that IRiz..
OK..will do that IRiz...thereafter you post your poem there which is presently posted here and I will follow...hang on..
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raj (sublime_ocean)
raj
Sun, 2018-07-01 16:20
IRiz
As proposed by you...I have created a blog....have a looksee and get it going...
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raj (sublime_ocean)
IRiz
Sun, 2018-07-01 18:13
Sounds good, tomorrow!
Sounds good, tomorrow!
IRiz
author commentraj
Mon, 2018-07-02 13:54
waiting
waiting
raj (sublime_ocean)
weirdelf
Mon, 2018-07-02 05:09
Barbara Writes has been doing this wonderfully and productively
for years. Barbara is Neopoet's Director of Collaborative poetry.
It would be respectful to run this past her.
cheers,
Jess
A new workshop on the most important element of poetry-
'Rhythm and Meter in Poetry'
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/rhythm-and-meter-poetry
weirdelf
Mon, 2018-07-02 05:15
Barbaras current collaborative work is
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/renga-18-rainraindrops
New works don't necessarily have to be Renga though.
cheers,
Jess
A new workshop on the most important element of poetry-
'Rhythm and Meter in Poetry'
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/rhythm-and-meter-poetry
raj
Mon, 2018-07-02 05:16
Hi Jess
Yes indeed Barbara runs a Renga ...but it is an on and off thing and not a weekly prompt as is being thought of here...i regularly participate in those Renga....
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raj (sublime_ocean)
weirdelf
Mon, 2018-07-02 08:37
yes, and your input has been wonderful, raj
and I suggest that you talk to Barbara about it being weekly and different formats.
cheers,
Jess
A new workshop on the most important element of poetry-
'Rhythm and Meter in Poetry'
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/rhythm-and-meter-poetry
raj
Mon, 2018-07-02 13:46
as you know Jess..i've
as you know Jess..i've already done that by sending her a PM based on your suggestion....
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raj (sublime_ocean)
weirdelf
Mon, 2018-07-02 17:37
All sounds good, only one minor hitch-
announcing it weekly on the home page is not on, it's a pain in the arse to edit.
cheers,
Jess
A new workshop on the most important element of poetry-
'Rhythm and Meter in Poetry'
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/rhythm-and-meter-poetry
IRiz
Mon, 2018-07-02 17:41
only one permanent
only one permanent announcement, with hyperlink to the blog/forum where the new prompt can be submitted and found
IRiz
author commentLindame
Fri, 2020-06-26 23:28
Good idea
I like prompts. I'm a prompt nut at times. Word lists, themes or photos all are my favs! Bring them on I say!!