Something novel

Hi, friends.

It’s Global Poetry Writing Month (GloPoWriMo), and I’m embarking on an epic quest to write 30 poems this April. But in a very low-pressure, chill way. But in a very low-pressure, chill way where I also document it in a newsletter. If you’re along for the ride, thanks!

I won’t necessarily stick to the prompts (no rules!) but I thought this one was fun: Today, we’d like to challenge you to write – without consulting the book – a poem that recounts the plot, or some portion of the plot, of a novel that you remember having liked but that you haven’t read in a long time.

I even love this way it’s written, with your access to the book denied before you even knew you needed it.

And boy, did I need it. I spent about half of my lunch break circling the block trying to think of a sequence of plot points I could recount from any book I enjoyed, then decided to lean into the prompt entirely and recount what little I could remember of a book I liked (apparently mostly in theory).

Anyway, I came up with one poem and one joke that kept bouncing around in my head. See if you can tell what classic ended up as my muse.

See you tomorrow 😇 

Nora