Stafford Poetry Challenge: Week 13; Poems 82-88

Posted on by Glenda Funk

Each poem is in response to a #VerseLove prompt on EthicalELA [dot] com.

Canva image: Cover of Montaigne’s essays, wiki image.
Inspired by Lawrence O’Donnell’s opening monologue Thursday, 4-11-24. Write an ode to something you wouldn’t normally write an ode for.
Canva image via Pixabay. The prompt asked us to use our imaginations and create a new supply.
Canva image via Pixabay. Haleakalā sunrise. We saw this in 2021. Inspiration line: Today, I woke without answer from Counting, This New Year’s Morning, What Powers Yet Remain To Me by Jane Hirshfield
The day I wrote this poem the Arizona Supreme Court reinstated an 1864 law banning women’s access to choice.
Pocatello’s new flag since 2017. Write a zip ode. This is a poem based on a zip ode with each number representing the number of words in the line.
Photo of Ezra, my grandson, on Easter 2024.

Published by Glenda Funk

I am a retired ELA and speech communication teacher w/ 38 years classroom experience, a NBCT, a Folger TSI alum, an aspiring poet, a dog and cat human, and a frequent traveler. Previously, I blogged at www.evolvingenglishteacher.blogspot.com. Find my senior English curriculum at www.betterlesson.com.

2 thoughts on “Stafford Poetry Challenge: Week 13; Poems 82-88”

  1. Kudos to you, Glenda for pursuing this challenge! The creativity and variety for just this week are remarkable. I like reading the week’s collection because it offers a different window on your output than the standalone poem.

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    1. I appreciate that. Some weeks are harder than others in this challenge. March was a double challenge! Sometimes I just want to self-indulge, as w/ two of the poems this week. I’m sure you can guess which ones. LOL!

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