I’m back with another challenge!! This one is inspired by Mackenzie Davis’s Grocery List Challenge which has been super fun, participating in and reading the other entries.
I also wanted to say thanks to everyone who participated in my Colour Prompt and read my poems written for it. I loved reading everyone’s takes on it.
Here’s the next one:
Write a poem structured like an instruction manual or a recipe.
I want a step by step guide for some kind of process, but make it poetic.
This could be something vague and emotional like, a guide to healing or a guide to happiness. It could be something deeper like, how to get out of bed when facing depression. Maybe it’s something dark like, how to commit a murder (I hope this one isn’t from personal experience though!). Or you could take a more lighthearted approach and write a rhyming poem about building lego.
The options are endless. Interpret the prompt however you want and submit as many entries as your heart desires, just make sure to share the link in the comments!
This time there is a deadline: 25th of November 12 pm AEST. I’ll be sharing some of my favourite entries soon after so make sure you share yours before then!
I can’t wait to read what you all come up with!
Here’s mine:
I Am Grateful For So Many Things
I am grateful that I had the opportunity to experience _________. Rupi Kaur's Gratitude Writing Prompts I am grateful that I had the opportunity to experience my children growing up to be kind and loving human beings, that are raising families and work in areas that are making a difference.
By Denise E Lindquist2 days ago in Writers
Navigating Dreams and Reality
Charan, a 22-year-old foreign student from India, had always imagined a future full with chances and prosperity. When he received an admission letter from a prominent institution in the United Kingdom for his master's degree, it felt like his aspirations had finally come true. However, the voyage ahead proved considerably more difficult than he had imagined.
By Charan Teja3 days ago in Writers
Comments (36)
Late to reading this Challenge, but I'm tucking it away for future writing. Great Idea!
People are so interested in this challenge, I only found it like an hour or so ago. I wish Poppy could extend it. Others would love to discover themselves.
So late, but English time is hopefully the same as yours, anyway, here is one I wrote in like a few minutes. https://vocal.media/poets/beautiful-morning-in-the-garden
I think this is just under the wire but here's my entryhttps://vocal.media/poets/how-to-keep-going
Took me ages, I know, but I hope this is in time. I used a time zone converter and everything! 😅 Experimental, but super fun. I feel I could keep working on this one, really. Hope you like it; this was such a good idea for a challenge and I wish I'd done more entries! I'll have to just do it for fun instead. 🤗❤️ https://vocal.media/poets/going-home-894xk0b6z
https://vocal.media/poets/perfecting-parkrun-performance My comment seems to have disappeared and I put such effort into this😵💫😳🥹
idk if mine quite fits but it is advice with some how-to as well haha https://vocal.media/poets/would-you-like-a-side-of-guilt-with-that-honey
I’m going to try to cobble one together for this love the idea
Mackenzie brought me here and suggested an entry. I hadn’t seen it, and am so glad I did! What a great idea to foster creativity in the commmunity! 🤓 https://vocal.media/poets/compassion-d11i20qhu
Excellent idea, I am sure this will be successful
It’s waiting to be approved, but this is one I just came up with, thanks for the great challenge: https://vocal.media/stories/fake-friends-tutorial
Here you go. Another...wanted to do a recipe type one and here's what I got - https://vocal.media/poets/how-to-forgive-yourself-recipe
Poppy - Thank you so much for this challenge! I had tons of fun with it and I’m so grateful for the inspiration. How to Write a Love Poem (An instructional guide for the brokenhearted.) ♥️ https://vocal.media/poets/how-to-write-a-love-poem-hn42507x9
Here is another - https://vocal.media/poets/how-to-be-kind-to-yourself-pp3wu074n
Here’s one I tweaked for this challenge: https://vocal.media/poets/how-to-fall-in-love-at-first-sight The other is the Note on Fridge, link in a thread lower down. If you wanted completely new from scratch, let me know and I’ll scrap these and write something else 🤗x
I made another. https://vocal.media/poets/how-to-be-not-enough
https://vocal.media/poets/how-to-wait#comment-8e5f77f2-f536-47ca-91d3-5b8008b1805d
My effort today https://vocal.media/poets/public-service-announcement-rcn10ter
Ooookay...here is my first bonkers entry to this fine challenge. So so so sorry. https://vocal.media/poets/how-to-make-a-paulitical-poem
Ooh I keep missing these challenges (I even wrote a senryu about it 😂), but here I am, almost tripping over this one lol! I actually have a suitable one already—it was a longer version if one I made into a haiku for Caroline’s food haiku challenge. I’ll see what else I can conjure up 🤗
This is a how to guide on proper feline deportment. Dignity is paramount in all things ... except yarn balls ... https://vocal.media/poets/feline-dignity-how-to-be-a-cat
Not sure if this really applies to the challenge but here's the link to one I wrote that at least tells us in general how to stand up and speak out https://vocal.media/poets/shout-it-out
Hi Poppy… I’m excited and terrified to share my third poetry attempt! I wrote it especially for your interesting challenge. Thanks. https://vocal.media/poets/live-like-a-labrador
What a fun challenge… I only have three weeks to dream up a masterpiece!
Ah this is such perfect timing! I’ve had a tiny idea along those lines percolating. Hopefully your challenge brings it out of me!