Poemorama: Part II
The celebration of poems and life continues
Hello everyone, how is life?
It’s April 11th, and Poemorama is sparking with the stunning imagery of life from your contributions.
The first of three parts contains the poetry line-by-line, where you are prompted to write from ‘one-liners’ to ‘ten liners.’ Thanks to Carolyn for announcing the Part 1 prompt to celebrate National Poetry Month.
The Line-by-Line poetry prompt will continue till the end of the month and is now accompanied by the 2nd part — announcing our…
‘Locations’ prompt!
Poemorama Part II — Locations
How will it work
For the rest of month, write as many poems as you like on any of the ten locations mentioned below. The poems can be a memory of the past, a desire, a thematic story, a fictional rhyme, or any connection you opt for!
Any poetry form is acceptable. No line or word count restrictions apply, however, the location must be included in the poem.
It’s that easy!
And the locations are:
🌎 Location 1: Florence
🌎 Location 2: Helsinki
🌎 Location 3: Jerusalem
🌎 Location 4: Casablanca
🌎 Location 5: Cape Town
🌎 Location 6: Mumbai
🌎 Location 7: Honolulu
🌎 Location 8: Tokyo
🌎 Location 9: Istanbul
🌎 Location 10: Beijing
Submission Details
Tags: Please use ‘Poemorama’ as one of your tags.
Kicker: Please use ‘Poemorama at Paper Poetry.’
Title/subtitles: your choice, but should refer to the specific prompt.
Image: minimum one image; maximum two images
Please note: one of the images must incorporate a handwritten/handcrafted element in either paper or digital format in accordance with Paper Poetry’s submission guidelines.
Suggestions: a handwritten segment of your story, a decorative title, an illustration that depicts an aspect of your story, a digitally enhanced free-to-use image, or a personal photo that relates to your story. AI-generated images are acceptable (provided you include the source link as evidence in the caption or explain how the image was derived).
Promotional link: please include a link to the Poemorama prompt announcement that relates to your submission, e.g., if responding to a prompt from Part 1, then link this announcement to your story
Handle tags: if you like, invite (@ handle tag) a maximum of five Medium authors to join the Poemorama event.
Shoutouts: if you want, promote a maximum of three other Poemorama submissions (either your own or from other poets)
Number of submissions: you are invited to respond to any or all of the prompts as many times as you like; however, a daily limit of two published pieces will apply.
Exclusions: Please do not submit any poems created in ChatGPT, BARD, Bing, and other AI tools! Please! If the locations or the prompts do not evoke any emotions in you to write a lyric, then please don’t rely on artificiality to create one!
New Writers
We welcome new writers to join the prompt. Please leave a comment requesting to be added as a writer and include your Medium @ handle, or email us at paperpoetrymedium@gmail.com
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Let’s see which location ignites a bit of poetry inside you!
Cheers,
