Epigraphic Poetry Prompt
For Unless I Am Myself, I Am Nobody ~ Virginia Woolf
From sunflowers to emeralds
Hello, Paper Poetry Patrons,
Hope you all are well and basking in the glory of the May sunshine(Northern Hemisphere).
Well, we are still reveling in the beauty of the sunflower drawing by our little Wesley (Carolyn Hastings’s five-year-old grandson). Wesley’s sunflower drawing inspired Paper Poetry for an Ekphrastic prompt and we are humbled by the delectable delights of the submissions.
Let’s have a look at the Week 12 poetry prompt submissions. Paper Poetry encourages you to read and support your poetic kith and kin and shower your love on the radiant responses.🙌
🌻 A Little Jar of Sunshine ~ Raine Lore
🌻 A Letter to the Children of Ukraine ~ Carolyn Hastings
🌻 Mother Gaia Reframed ~ Jenine Bsharah Baines
🌻 A Mothers’s Prayer ~ Gloria D. Gonsalves
We wholeheartedly thank you, Raine, Carolyn, Jenine, Gloria, Janice and Toni for the flair, and finish of your craftsmanship. 🙏
Poetry Prompt Week 13
We are in the middle of May, and the birthstone of May is emerald. This viridescent gemstone signifies rebirth and renewal.
Might I request you scroll above and have a second look at the title image?
Yes, you guessed right! We wish to couple Virginia Woolf’s powerful quote with the essence of emerald and the strength of reviving oneself.
We have all gone through experiences that revealed to us our true strength, courage, and fortitude, and we sprang up higher with double velocity just by being ourselves.
Emerald is also associated with unconditional love. Green is the color of the heart chakra in Hindu mythology. It signifies, pure universal love for all.
The true nature of our souls is love…just love…and when the outer transient layers shed, we are renewed — there is a rebirth and there…right there…we meet ourselves, nobody else, just ourselves.
Dear writers, kindly join me in this Epigraphic prompt, imagining yourself when Virginia Woolf said,
“…for unless I am myself, I am nobody.” ~ Virginia Woolf
Come, let’s play along.
Prompt details
Type: Epigraphic.
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.
All you have to do is use the above quote as an epigraph at the start of your text.
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 when you met your original true self.
Form: poetry (any type), prose(prose poetry, short essay), short form
Line limit: unlimited. Let your sparks shine.
Title/subtitle/kicker: your choice but should relate to the prompt in some way.
Tags: please use ‘W13 Prompt’ and ‘Epigraphic’ tags when submitting your poem.
Image: one image only. Please note: your image must incorporate a handwritten/handcrafted element in either paper or digital format in accordance with Paper Poetry’s submission guidelines.
Extensions: Feel free to include a promotional link to this prompt and invite (handle tag) other writers to join the prompt. Our weekly prompts are all about showcasing your poetry, so we kindly ask that you limit explanatory notes, backstories, etc. to a minimum.
Submission period: Saturday May 14(UTC-10hrs, the Cook Islands 12:00am) — closing Friday, May 20 (UTC-10hrs, Cook Islands 11:59 pm)
New writers are most welcome to participate in the prompt. In the comments below, please request to be added as a writer and include your Medium @ handle; or email us at [email protected]
The next weekly poetry prompt announcement will be on May 21 (UTC-10hrs, the Cook Islands 12:00am)
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