POMprompt #24 — Take Me on a Journey
Recently, here at The POM we had a reading event which was loads of fun. I hope to host that again soon. Two POMprompts were inspired by the readings I did during that event. This is the second one.
Astronaut’s Soliloquy by Alex Kilcannon Stole my breathe today and took me on a glorious journey through space, humanity, connectedness. The descriptive writing is lovely but I was particularly impressed with the pacing. When you allow the narrative to unfold at a pleasant pace for the reader, they are able to take the journey with you. It was beautifully written. — The POM Reading Event, Night Three
I have my bags packed. I’m at the terminal, or the bus station, or ready to board your ship. I want you to take me on a journey. We are all so cooped up right now, global pandemic and all, and we poets really need use our wild-gift of an imagination to go places.
So, with your poem, take me on a journey. Take us all with you to some place so memorable, that we feel the excursion in our bones. We can smell something truly peculiar. Our eyes are taking in new colors and shapes. The atmosphere of your poem takes us right out of our isolated and bored experiences and puts us so firmly with you on your journey — that we forget where we are. Let it be scenic, sensory, descriptive yet narrative, and let it leave us wanting more.
Take me. Take us all. Let’s go. And make it something we won’t want to forget. One of those poems you have to read twice because you don’t want to leave it.
I’m ready to go — are you?
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