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CU Wednesday Poetry Prompt #4

The Verse First Edition - 

This week write a Golden Shovel - We have done this form once before but it seems fun and gets us reading more poetry as well. The rules are taken from the poetic asides blog

Here are the rules for the Golden Shovel:

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PostedJanuary 21, 2015
AuthorSteve Lavigne
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CU Wednesday Poetry Prompt #3

Today's Poetry Prompt - Humor in poetry... Bada bing bada bang. How to be humorous in a poem? I really don't have an answer. But this week try and be humorous - ok dirty limericks are fun but we can be more subtle too can't we? Can't we? You know who I'm talking about.

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PostedJanuary 14, 2015
AuthorSteve Lavigne
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Where does a 2 ½ year internet writing prompt site go when it dies?

For almost two years I have been a fairly regular participant in the Trifecta Writing Challenge, which after 2 ½ years will be closing its virtual doors.

Here is their own great explanation of the site:

 

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PostedMarch 23, 2014
AuthorSteve Lavigne
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The CU Poetry Group is quite diligent about meeting each Tuesday at 7:00 pm for a critical workshop and on occasional Saturdays for a generative workshop, though we are rather negligent in getting those meetings posted here. Please check our Meetup page for upcoming times and locations. Thank you.

A number of CU Poetry Group members are regulars at the monthly Iron Post open mic, Poets at the Post. All are welcome on the second Monday of each month. Click the link for more information.