Announcement:
***This week’s Open Link Night (Thursday, 5 January) is the usual link one poem of your choice night. BUT COMING UP and
New TO dVerse in 2023: We will offer OLN LIVE on Thursday, January 19th from 3 to 4 PM EST . . . AND on Saturday, January 21st from 10 to 11 AM EST. Mark your calendars now! More information forthcoming.***
Happy New Year, dVerse poets! Welcome new and returning poets. I hope you’ve all had a pleasant break, whether celebrating or not, and keeping warm or cool, depending on where you are. We are a diverse group!
Here is my gift to you: a link to this poem by Jo Harjo for the new year.
In case you’re new, let me introduce myself. I’m Merril, and I live in southern New Jersey, right across the Delaware River from Philadelphia.
Today is the first Poetics prompt of the year. In Poetics, we write to a theme of some sort.
At the end of the year, there are many lists put out of best of this or that. I noticed this New York Times list of best podcasts of 2022. I confess I have not listened to any of them, but unlike the lists of books that had too many wordy, unwieldy titles, the podcast titles can easily be inserted into a poem. To make it an even ten, I’m adding the title of the first podcast I remember listening to, “Serial,” as well as “This American Life,” and my very favorite podcast, “Ghosts in the Burbs.” Yes, you know where this is going.
So. . .from the list below, choose at least two titles, and write a poem including the exact words of the titles within the poem. The word order of the title must be retained, but you can punctuate the longer ones. The poem can be in any style or form, and you may also use a podcast title for your own title, if you would like.
Easy-peasy, right? I’m giving you prompt words. Now all you have to do is write a poem using them.
The Titles:
Articles of Interest: American Ivy
I Was Never There
Legacy of Speed
Not Lost
Pivot
Reveal: After Ayotzinapa
Rumble Strip
Serial
This American Life
Ghost in the Burbs
If you’re new, here’s how to participate in Tuesday Poetics:
*Write a poem based on the writing challenge as described above. Post it on your blog or website.
*Enter your name and direct link to your poem in Mr. Linky.
*Remember to check the box re: privacy policy.
*Follow the links to other poets. Read and comment on other poems. We all appreciate feedback on our poems.
*Link back to dVerse so others can find us too.
*Have fun!
dVerse 
Hello, Everyone! Welcome!
There seem to be new WordPress glitches, so I’m pleased to see my prompt post appeared, and I can’t wait to read all the responses! It’s warm for January here, but grey and damp. You might want something warm to drink or a bowl of soup. The pub has everything.
the glitch effects the Thursday post schedule so am wondering what Linda will do to get round it
It looks fine to me… here the weather has turned a bit brighter today as well as colder, so all is much better. I had listened to three of the podcasts on your list… and serial was actually the one that first got me hooked on listening to podcasts.
That is so cool that we both got hooked with Serial.
Hello Merril! I’ve just got up from table so nothing to drink for me, thanks. I’ll profit from being here early to ask if anyone else is having problems with WP refusing to let them like or comment on posts. I’m being cut out of more and more blogs and don’t really want to post a link to my poems if I can’t reciprocate comments or even likes.
I hope someone will have an answer for you, Jane! Mostly when I’ve had problems the restarting browser, logging in again, etc. has helped, but I know it hasn’t for you. 😟
I’ve just read your poem. We chose the same lines (of course) and what made me smile, you began with the lines I ended with 🙂
Do you ever write a poem without stars in it?
Thank you!
That is funny, but not. 😊
Oh no, too many poems with stars?
You can’t have too many poems with stars. Keep sprinkling them 🙂
OK, I will. 🙂💫
sorry to hear this Rob – one or two of my followers have complained they cannot comment – I only have problems with Firefox logging me out constantly
oops meant Jane
WP makes me log in each time I try to comment. As now. It pretends it doesn’t know who I am. Unfollows everyone and won’t let me refollow, tells me I don’t have a valid email address, after having proposed my email address in the drop down menu…
When that happened to me I had to be mindful of which browser? I was logged in on, the safari that I used as default wasn’t up for it anymore, had to start using google.
Fascinating challenge Merril! Thank you my friend, for hosting today. Hope your holidays were joyful, and that this new year is a great one for you — and everyone who participates here at dVerse. I missed this community during the break. My life now is small, so the prompts and poets of dVerse remain a significantly important part of it, and will as long as I am able. 🙂✌🏼🕊❣️
Hi Rob! I’m so pleased you like the prompt, and I’m happy that you’re happy to be here. The connection is a good thing about dVerse. 💙
Found I had a lot to say Merril. Guess not writing for a while inspired me to go deep. ✌🏼🕊❣️
You certainly did! 😊
Hello Merril, thank you for hosting. What a fabulous prompt! I’ll have a bowl of tomato soup and a cabernet, please.
You’re very welcome, Linda. Here’s a bowl of tomato soup, a lovely cab, and there’s some bread and cheese on the side, if you want it.
Perfect!
Hello Merril and All. I’ve just been writing to Sanaa’s prompt for the 17th and came here to get the dVerse prompt link and realized I was writing to the wrong one. Will write to your creative prompt and link up in a bit. One cup of hot rooibos tea with oat milk creamer please 🙂
You will be prepared when Sanaa’s prompt comes up! 😊
Here’s you rooibos tea with oat milk creamer. Enjoy!
Yes 🙂 Thanks much, Merril. Tastes great. Cheers!
😊
Good evening fellow poets and thank you Merril for an ingenious prompt. I’m curious to see what everyone makes of it.
Thank you, Kim. I’m curious, too!
Hi Merrill – loved the choice of titles. Constantly cold and damp here – I’m back on the Port – the added lemon helps detox!
Hi Laura. Port with lemon. Interesting. Is that served warm?
Thanks for hosting, Merril. I enjoyed this prompt. Busy packing, last minute dr and dentist appointments before we leave Thursday AM for California. I posted for yesterday and today…will do my reading for both tomorrow AM while I’m watching my laundry spin in the machines — prior to packing. Sadly, no OLN for me this coming Thursday as we will be on the LONG flights from Boston to San Diego and then moving in for two months.
Thank you working this one in, Lill!
I can’t feel too sorry for you packing or your long flight to California. 😏 Enjoy your two months in the sun! 🌞
If anyone can help Jane with her WP woes, reply to her comment above. WordPress is not letting her comment on many blogs.
happy new year all.
sorry cannot help with wp woes as struggle myself with such things.
will check my diary to see if any of the OLN dates match any gaps.
of or a bath then back for hot chocolate and poems.
rog
Hi Rog! Good to see you here. I will look for your poem in a bit.
👍
Thank you for hosting this evening!
You’re welcome!
Thank you for hosting. That’s an interesting prompt!
Thank you! I’m so pleased you think so!
I love prompts that leave me scratching my head!!!! Happy New Year, Merril.
Hmmmm. . . well, I’m glad. Happy New Year, Helen! 😄
Hello, Merril. Thanks for hosting! I really went off the rails with this prompt, I hope you’ll enjoy it. hehe. Happy New Year 🙂
Hi Jay!
Thank you for joining us–
maybe “enjoy” is not quite the word. 😏
Happy New Year to you!
Happy New Year all. And thanks for the interesting prompt, Merril! Looking forward to reading everyone’s take 😀
Happy New Year, Maria! Thank you for joining us! 😊
Hi Merril, Ken here. Really enjoyable prompt! Thanks for sharing with us! 🙏😊😁 Just posted up my contribution there on Mr. Linky. Hope ye enjoy the read! 🤞🙏📖😁
Hi Ken! I was out today, so I’m just getting back to the poems now. I’m so pleased you enjoyed the prompt. I’ll be over to read in just a few minutes.
No rush Merril, I appreciate your feedback anytime! 🙏😁😊
🙂
Hi Merril, many thanks for the prompt, a whiskey please 🙂
Hi, Paul. Sorry, I’m just seeing this. I hope you helped yourself to the whiskey. 😏 We have some great top tier ones behind the bar.
Thanks for hosting, Merril. A great prompt.
A Happy 2023 to all. 🙂
Thank you so much! I’m glad you liked it! 😊
Happy new year
Happy New Year to you!
Hi, thank you for your poem. Please see the directions above for how to participate. The Mister Linky for this prompt is now closed; however, you can post a link to this poem (or a different one) for dVerse Open Link Night in that Linky, when it opens.
I managed to include a few podcast names in my doors post. Better late than never! (K)
I love it. Thank you!