Poetry Challenge #260-Grandma Moses Me Anytime!
If anyone ever calls me a “Grandma Moses” I won’t bop them on the head with a broom. No way! I’ll smile and say, “Thank you, kindly!”
Anna Mary Robertson Moses, aka “Grandma Moses” spent all of her 101 years tootling around in the same few square miles called Eagle Bridge, New York.
But, to paraphrase George Baily, folks did a lot of living and dying in her corner of Washington County and at is aptly called “ripe” age of 78, Grandma Moses began seriously painting what she saw…her way!
Happy Grandma Moses Day (Sept 7th)!
Before we rush into our prompt, Here’s more from Bennington Museum, which houses the largest publicly owned collection of Grandma Moses’ work.
Poetry Challenge #260
Just Like Grandma Moses
Take a good long gander at one of Grandma Moses paintings below. Take a moment and transport yourself into the painting, to that time, that place…into Grandma Moses’ world.
Write a poem inspired by that painting.
Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes
Start Writing!
Don’t Think About it, just do it!
Luckily Grandma Moses’s spirit is preserved in interviews like these. Click on!
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge 2000+ days ago. Now we take turns creating prompts to share with you. Our hope is that creatives—children & adults—will use our prompts as springboards to word play time. If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.
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