Mmpoetrybattle

For the week of July 22nd, 2022 This week’s prompt word was TRANSFORMATION. In case you weren’t aware, that’s exactly what is happening with Move Me Poetry — we are undergoing a transformation from a business entity to a non-profit organization. We want to provide more opportunities for growth and…

For the week of July 15th, 2022 This week’s Move Me Poetry Battle on Twitter centered on the prompt word: CHANGE. If hope is the thing with feathers, then change is the thing that sustains it. In fact, change and death are the two things we can count on. No…

For the week of July 8th, 2022 This week’s MMP Battle prompt word was HOME. I grew up in a home where I was allowed to be anybody but me. I learned from conditioning that my job was to keep everyone else happy at the expense of myself. …

For the week of July 1st, 2022 Each of us has a story. As I write that, I wonder to myself, what’s yours? Long before JD Greyson found Twitter, she was Jacki Graham — and before that, Jacklynn Jacobus. …

For the week of June 17th, 2022 (TW: Poems may contain themes of abuse, death, and adult content). — Happy Monday, Movers!!! The prompt word was DREAM. And Wow — we had so much varying content this week! We had lots of new faces so thank you for joining us! For those of you who are new, know that this post focuses on highlighting a variety of work. …

For the week of June 11th, 2022 — My beautiful friend and editor here at Move Me Poetry, Magnolia, often reminds me that our words are our legacy, for they will be here long after our physical presence is no more.

For the week of June 3rd, 2022 — Happy Monday, Movers! This week the word was: ARIOSE. After a week of barely having any energy from Covid, I found being able to go through the battle poems to be a much-needed reprieve. For those of you unfamiliar, ariose means, “characterized by melody.” Often, when I read poetry, I…

For the week of May 20th, 2022 Each week on Twitter, Move Me Poetry hosts a poetry prompt. We provide the word on Wednesdays and open the submission thread on Fridays. Our goal is to encourage engagement and interaction as a poetry community. …

For the week of May 13th, 2022 — Our word this week was: TREASURE and I can’t help but look at the acronym above and think of all of you poets — Each of you are a treasure, sharing your hidden gems with all of us through the gift of your poetry~ This week was incredible! We saw…