Gavin Bennett's Blog: 2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 7

Here we are: One week into the 2016 April PAD Challenge! I’m excited; how about you? It’s been a quick week, but I’m happy with some of what I’ve wrote so far. Hopefully, it’ll keep up throughout the month.

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Urban (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: “Urban Cowboy,” “Urban Warfare,” “Urban Daydreams,” “Urban Living,” and so on.

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Poet’s Market 2016

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In addition to the listings, there are articles on the craft, business, and promotion of poetry–so that poets can learn the ins and outs of writing poetry and seeking publication. Plus, it includes a one-year subscription to the poetry-related information on WritersMarket.com. All in all, it’s the best resource for poets looking to secure publication.

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Here’s my attempt at an Urban Blank Poem:

“Urban Music”

not hip hop
nor hard rock
body stop

ambulance
sirens &
car alarms

happy drunk
people or
fighting for

all to hear

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Robert Lee Brewer has lived in the city, the suburbs, and even in rural areas. All have their upsides and downsides; all have their good folks and bad; all are places he loves to be. In the city, he loved listening to the night sounds, and he loved wandering around.

Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer’s Digest Writing Community, which means he gets to do a million things to help writers find more success with their writing (including this blog). He’s also the author of Solving the World’s Problems (Press 53).

Connect with him on Twitter @RobertLeeBrewer.

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