I don’t know what it is about a fairy tale that makes for so much fun in a poem. But it really works, especially in the hands of a terrific poet—which Anne Overstreet is. I’m so glad I happened to have dinner with Anne at a writer’s retreat, and learn that she was a poet. The rest, as they say, is history. A little bread, a little butter… sometimes leads to a little book.
Read the whole poem, Red #9, by Anne M. Doe Overstreet.
POETRY WRITING PROMPT
Try a fairy tale poem of your own today?
Post by L.L. Barkat, author of Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing
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Simply Darlene says
I wrote two poems
yesterday
morn
They don’t really
fit the norm of a fairy
tale
or is it
tail? But they
have photos
fun
imagination
pink dots
and honey,
they got
honey
too.
Blessings. And happy fairytale day to you.
L. L. Barkat says
How fun, Darlene! Happy Fairytale day to you too. (I love that you made a day of it.)
I mentioned over at Laura’s place, btw, that you should Photoshop those two images together and use it as your entry! Are you on Facebook? Or would you need to drop an Entry link here?
Simply Darlene says
Miss L.L. –
I am not on Fb and I no longer have access to my Photoshop program so I’ve got a conundrum on my hands. (Don’t ya love that c-word?) Anyway, I could have my people talk to my other people and see what can be meshed out. Smashed together. Whatever! 😉
Blessings.