Let's start weekly prompts!

It can be put up on the home page. It will also stimulate interest of visitors to be members. Who makes the selection can be sorted out by the committee members
...............................................................................................................................

IRiz

7 years 1 month ago

I think we could make an

I think we could make an announcement asking for ideas for prompts. And schedule them for June.
Who wants to be on the committee?

raj

7 years 1 month ago

I withdraw by deleting my

I withdraw by deleting my comment ...may be I was too verbose in expressing my opinion/suggestion
................................................................................................

IRiz

7 years 1 month ago

you called it committee but I

you called it committee but I agree team is fine

raj

7 years 1 month ago

No I didn't call it a

No I didn't call it a committee.

lovedly

7 years 2 months ago

you can count me in

as an animal
in a Zoo
my first line would be a
PROMPT
LIKE THIS

''How do elephants do ----what you all do..'' no not in a ZOO but Jungle would do....'' woo hoo

IRiz

7 years 1 month ago

Lovedly's prompt sounds good:

Lovedly's prompt sounds good:
how do elephants look
for the moon
on a gloomy night?
how do elephants look
when they want to laugh?
how to they sleep and poop?
how do they make love?
so many questions to ask
Elephants! where are you?
let's chat!!!

raj

7 years 1 month ago

May be enthusiasm got the

May be enthusiasm got the better of me while responding to one of the muses proposed by Lovedly. hence deleting the poem.

Apologies...

lovedly

7 years 1 month ago

reply

Apologies...
to
raj (sublime_ocean)

scribbler

7 years 1 month ago

Organization would be fairly simple. Allow any and all prompts

as soon as they come in. Only thing needed is to make sure nobody posts more prompt per week than allowed. Have poets post the prompt right next to poem title. This distinguishes where the idea comes from and also gives the person who furnished the prompt a bow.
Go to form and begin by posting a request for prompt and allow nothing but prompts on the forum page. Fairly easy peasy

raj

7 years 1 month ago

Sorry Stan I don't get the

Sorry Stan I don't get the picture so I will wait and watch until this takes off.
..................................................................................................................

themoonman

7 years 1 month ago

ok

An elephant sits where it wants
with a wiggle or two,
he'll take your blanket from you,
because an elephant sits where it wants.

IRiz

7 years 1 month ago

Ajhjahahahaha

raj

7 years ago

Where do we stand on this

Where do we stand on this IRiz...it has been over a month since you prompted this idea but it hasn't materialized into something concrete as yet...
..........................................................................................

lovedly

7 years ago

THE Elephant

stomped it
sorry it will become like another competition
too many restric-shuns

Sparrow

7 years ago

raj

Just be careful where you stand as that elephant in the room is damned heavy, and have you seen the size of its Poo ????

scribbler

7 years ago

contests

are a monthly prompt.

IRiz

7 years ago

I agree.

themoonman

7 years ago

Hello,

This "idea" is in the right place
now. It is in the "idea gallery".
If you support the idea, go to the
gallery, and vote.

I like the idea as well, not sure
on where the prompts might be
best located, the "home" page
would be the most reasonable
but that isn't my forte ...

Sparrow

7 years ago

Irene

If only we could increase the number of comments here on Neo.
Your Idea of a prompt for writing can always be put similar to the Competitions we run here, or a title in a Blog under a monthly heading would do.
Lovely to see more engagement with Neopoet, and a way of having more poets involved with the day to day poetry.
Take care and you have my full support,
Yours Ian ..x

raj

7 years ago

Ian, Richard, Stan & IRiz

appreciate the ideas and thoughts shared by you...so who is going to take this idea out of inertia and get it moving and when? I will watch with interest...though as said by Stan it would be like a weekly contest...i think there need not be any prize in material form for this...personally I am looking at it to stimulate like a muse and see how others would be share their perception...
........................................................................................................

scribbler

7 years ago

While we await a final form lets put some prompts on this string

I'll begin:
"through the night trees fireflies swarm"............next

IRiz

7 years ago

Through the night trees

Through the night trees
Fireflies swarm
Soundless music of summer

Through the rain drop
I can see
The entire world rounded

The joy of randomness -
Blinking, sparkling, whispering things,
Unpredictable, unimaginable,
And dear to me.

raj

7 years ago

That's nice IRiz

That's a nice start IRiz
.....................................................................

themoonman

7 years ago

Hey guys,

There are only three votes on this
in the gallery, I suggest everyone that
would like this go to the gallery and
vote.

In the meantime, we don't really need
go ahead, we could accept a volunteer
a week to blog a prompt ... can be how
ever ya'll want. You want to have a run
on poem, or just an idea ... maybe leave
it up to the volunteer of the week??

raj

7 years ago

Hi Richard

hope poems posted on this stream will not count in the 1 per 23 hours ration :) will they?
.............................................................................................................................................

raj

7 years ago

through the night trees

through the night trees
fireflies swarm
like L E Ds
they sparkle all around

calling everybody
to gather on the lawn
it is party time
while summer is on

Ms. Winter's on a holiday
somewhere in the north
she said she can't make it
anyways its too hot

Lady Fall is busy
making fashion wear
when summer gets over
she'll start her sale

so Baby Summer said
the party is still on
so folks let's freak out
before we run out of time
.........................................................

raj

7 years ago

IRiz

I think it may help getting more participants if you can change the subject line of this stream to something like "Trial Run for Weekly Prompts Fun"
.......................................................................................................

IRiz

7 years ago

Good idea, but I am not sure

Good idea, but I am not sure how to do that.
Sorry.

raj

7 years ago

IRiz I think you can do it by

IRiz I think you can do it by using the edit button like we do in poems. Is that option not there in Idea?

Alternately start a new stream..
...............................................................................................

IRiz

7 years ago

Raj,

Raj,
How about you start the new stream?

raj

7 years ago

OK..will do that IRiz..

OK..will do that IRiz...thereafter you post your poem there which is presently posted here and I will follow...hang on..
..................................................

raj

7 years ago

IRiz

As proposed by you...I have created a blog....have a looksee and get it going...
...............................................................................................................

IRiz

7 years ago

Sounds good, tomorrow!

raj

7 years ago

waiting

weirdelf

7 years ago

Barbara Writes has been doing this wonderfully and productively

for years. Barbara is Neopoet's Director of Collaborative poetry.
It would be respectful to run this past her.

weirdelf

7 years ago

Barbaras current collaborative work is

https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/renga-18-rainraindrops

New works don't necessarily have to be Renga though.

raj

7 years ago

Hi Jess

Yes indeed Barbara runs a Renga ...but it is an on and off thing and not a weekly prompt as is being thought of here...i regularly participate in those Renga....
.......................................................................................................

weirdelf

7 years ago

yes, and your input has been wonderful, raj

and I suggest that you talk to Barbara about it being weekly and different formats.

raj

7 years ago

as you know Jess..i've

as you know Jess..i've already done that by sending her a PM based on your suggestion....
........................................................................................

weirdelf

7 years ago

All sounds good, only one minor hitch-

announcing it weekly on the home page is not on, it's a pain in the arse to edit.

IRiz

7 years ago

only one permanent

only one permanent announcement, with hyperlink to the blog/forum where the new prompt can be submitted and found

Lindame

5 years ago

Good idea

I like prompts. I'm a prompt nut at times. Word lists, themes or photos all are my favs! Bring them on I say!!

Let's engage people of Neopoet to communicate and write more.
Shell we start offering prompts ?
I have millions suggestions.
It could be a line of poetry, a rare word or an interesting topic.
For example, a poem to younger self, or your earliest memory, or your first kiss, or your last breath whatever.
The world by the eyes of a cat.
Your favorite cityscape list poem.
I can't stop.