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The undefined website announces the Paper Poetry W6 Prompt, inviting poets to submit works on the theme of "letting go," using an epigraph by Eckhart Tolle, with a submission period from February 26th to March 5th.

Abstract

The website content introduces the latest poetry prompt from Paper Poetry, titled "Change Is The Only Constant," which reflects on the transient nature of life and the current global context of war and destruction. It acknowledges the contributions of poets to the previous W5 Ekphrastic Prompt and encourages readers to support their fellow artists. The W6 Prompt challenges poets to explore the concept of letting go, inspired by a quote from Eckhart Tolle, and provides detailed guidelines for submission, including the use of the provided epigraph, the incorporation of a handwritten or handcrafted element in the submission, and a limitless line limit to encourage creative freedom.

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The website expresses gratitude towards the contributors of the W5 Ekphrastic Prompt, highlighting the hidden artistic talents within the community.
It emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the temporary nature of material possessions and the enduring quality of love.
The content suggests that holding onto transient things is a common human tendency that poets are invited to reflect upon.
The W6 Prompt is presented as an opportunity for poets to express their thoughts on the power of letting go in the face of current global challenges.
The inclusion of an epigraphic element in the submissions is seen as a way to add depth and wisdom to the poetic works.
The website encourages community support and creative collaboration among poets, emphasizing the value of shared experiences during turbulent times.

Poetry Prompt Announcement

Change Is The Only Constant

Enjoying the fruits of labor and letting them go

© Image edited by Indubala Kachhawa on Canva

Welcome Paper Poetry patrons, Our ship has set sail on a great note with you all onboard. We appreciate and value you. 🙇

The world as we see today is again at the crossroads of war and destruction as if the painful pandemic was not enough. History repeats and the lust for power and control of one man has turned many innocent lives upside down.

War ricochets. War changes warriors, people, borders, relations, generations, socio-political-economic equations. Everything! A war is always destructive. It destroys everything and anything which comes in its way. This is so true about ourselves too. Sometimes we find ourselves at war with ourselves holding on to unnecessary baggage [things|people|memories|emotions] to no purpose.

Why do we hold on knowing nothing remains, except love. Why are we humans so glued to transience? Why do we hold on to materialism? Why do we hold on to things which we cannot carry to another realm?

So many why’s? Maybe you can answer them for us in the below W6 prompt.

But first let’s acknowledge and applaud the wonderful W5 Ekphrastic Prompt responses.

W5 Ekphrastic Prompt Responses

We are grateful for the creative and ravishing responses to the W5 Ekphrastic prompt. This prompt by Carolyn Hastings revealed the hidden artists in you. The diligent drawings and the accompanying words were a reader’s delight.

Paper Poetry encourages you to read and support your poetic kith and kin🙌

Kindly find their creations below:-

Still a Cup ~Dana Sanford

Grandad’s Hydrangeas ~Raine Lore

Pears for My Heirs ~ Carolyn Hastings

Laborious* ~ Dr. Fatima Imam

Puritan Life Still ~ Monoreena Acharjee Majumdar

Time ~ Toni Crowe

Thank you Dana, Raine, Carolyn, Dr. Fatima, Monoreena and Toni. We appreciate your time, efforts and creative collaboration for this prompt 🙏.

Paper Poetry W6 Prompt

Given the current context, I invite you all dear poets to oblige us with your thoughts in this week’s epigraphic prompt.

An epigraph is a quote, phrase, or paragraph that appears at the beginning of a write-up. Epigraphs are generally short quotations from an existing work. Epigraphs appear in quotation marks(“”) at the beginning of a text.

In these precarious predicaments when war looms over our necks, I believe pearls of wisdom by Eckhart Tolle may help us in letting go.

Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on ~ Eckhart Tolle

All you have to do is use the above quote as an epigraph at the start of your text.

Come, let’s play along.

Prompt details

Type: Epigraphic prompt (explained above).

Format: Make sure to use: 👉 the above quote before your text. 👉 quotation marks around the quote and compose a poem revolving around the gist of this quote.

Churn out a poem from the deep, vast, eternal wisdom of your subconscious mind when you realize the power in letting go.

Form: poetry (any type), prose(prose poetry, short essay), short form

Theme: Letting go

Kicker: W6 Prompt [optional]

Line Limit: limitless, claim your creative liberties

Tags: W6 Prompt, Epigraphic Poem

Image: One image only; must incorporate a handwritten/handcrafted element following Paper Poetry’s submission guidelines. For example, a handwritten portion of the poem, a decorative title, an illustrated version of the photo prompt. A screenshot of the photo prompt or part thereof can be used but it must be graced by the writer’s handiwork.

Submission Period: 26th Feb — 5th March

Do’s and Do not’s: Please do not add any explanatory note or information after the poem.

You are welcome to tag other writers into the prompt, a story link to the prompt and your email/Medium sign-ups.

We are waiting to read your take on the above quote.

Our ship has set sail on a great note with you all onboard. We hope we will survive this transient turbulence with each other’s support.

Thank you for reading. Indubala