Poetry Challenge #60-Go Back Jack and do it Again!
We hear you! Seven minutes is not a long time! Unless, of course, you’re holding your breath…
Or waiting for news…
Creating a poem isn’t either of those things. So sometimes, in service of a poem, or a prompt, we need to, in the immortal words of Steely Dan:
“Go back, Jack, and do it again!”
Poetry Challenge #60
Go Back Jack!
Today, let’s take 7 minutes to revise.
If you have a few extra minutes, use them to go back through the poems you’ve written and choose one that you LIKE, that would be even better with a little more work.
Or, if all you have is 7-minutes, pull out the Terza Rima poem* you wrote, or started to write, or groaned at and quit, and give it another go.
*Just in case you “can’t find” the Terza Rima, click on either of these happy orange links and it will take you to the prompt.)
Set the timer for 7 minutes.
Start writing!
Don’t think about it too much; just do it.
Now…because why shouldn’t the song be stuck in your head too: Steely Day &“Get Back Jack and Do It Again!”
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge at least 3200 days ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole dang poem. Scroll down and click on the comments!