2021 National Poetry Month
It’s getting close to the midnight of poetry month and Eric Morago channels Rod Serling with his horror inspired poetry prompt.
We are rounding third on National Poetry Month. Perhaps some of our goals have been hard to attain. Maybe complex in execution. Let's not worry, there is time to fine-tune. Here are two separate prompts from award-winning poet/teachers, Laurel Ann Bogen & Beth Ruscio, that direct us away from elaborate themes, but still yield great poems.
On this last day of this year's NaPoWriMo, Raundi Moore-Kondo gives us a prompt to have with us through the coming months as we explore our time, life, and energy. Have a poetry-filled year, from your friends at the VCP SoCal Poets.
Heading into the last week of NaPoWriMo, Bryn Wickerd prompts us to find that which is elementary to some,  to others, a life time of searching.
Last week of NaPoWriMo.  We hope you are getting along with your poetry at this point.  Here’s a prompt/lesson from poet, teacher, and filmmaker Michelle Bitting.  This one comes with an exercise card that you can download from www.vcpsocal.org/24-hour-poem-exercise.html
Here's a chance to write something different in our poetry. IS Jones presents a prompt that is a thoughtful look into our daily lives.  Reference poem:  https://poets.org/poem/thursday-0
Bryn brings us another great poetry prompt for NaPoWriMo.
On Earth Day, Nancy Lynee Woo offers a visual prompt and a fun time with poetry.
For our 23rd prompt, Fernando uses a metaphor worthy of Scorsese and De Niro.
On April 18th, E. Amato prompts us to find something to love in in a situation you think we've barely survived. This link has video and text of the poem she references: https://youtu.be/9w9kfnc_ElU
Today, Fernando Albert Salinas urges that we be succinct in our poetic narratives.
With this prompt for April 20th, Alexis Rhone Fancher encourages you to find your "sentence" and write a poem about your life.
The 14th prompt for NaPoWriMo comes as sage advice from Peter J. Harris which is to use more dynamic language in your poetry.
It is April 15th and many of us are reaching really far to find a new poem or invigorate the one we are working on. Robert Krut has a prompt that will help us break through. Check it out!
It's the 16th day of NaPoWriMo. Whether you've written 15 poems or none, Bryn Wickerd's prompt will spark a poem by simply wandering around your house.
On the 9th day of April, Fernando Albert Salinas talks about the concept of time and our poetry.
On the 12th day of April, Raundi Moore-Kondo addresses the use of idioms and cliches.
Jerry Garcia finds inspiration in Amanda Gorman's poem and presentation at Joe Biden's Inauguration.
For today's prompt, April 6th, Bryn Wickerd returns to give us some nourishing thoughts for our next poem.
For our 7th prompt, Arminé Iknadossian reads a famous poem about art and encourages us to mimic. Go to this link to learn more: https://walkerart.org/magazine/claes-oldenburg-i-am-for-an-art-1961
Today, April 8th, Teresa Mei Chuc gives organic direction for writing a persona poem.
Bryn Wickerd, newly minted VCP SoCal Director, offers the prompt of power to our writing.
For our 4th of April prompt, V. Kali of the World Stage speaks of hope.
Our prompt for April 5th features a short film by Fernando Albert Salinas asking us to search our thoughts and dreams for our next poem.  Based the teachings of Alan Watts.
The April 2nd prompt comes from Brian Sonia-Wallace, the Poet Laureate of West Hollywood. Brian's prompt asks us to write a poem about someone we know. This poem should have 4 ingredients. Check it out!
For our first prompt of National Poetry Month, Jamie O'Halloran, former VCP Director speaks of the need for listening to and reading in order to write compelling poetry.