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The Unskilled Poet

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Daily poetry challenges to encourage people to write every day.

Added on: Jan 22nd, 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English

Author: unskilledpoet
Listed in: Writing Poetry & Limericks
Tags: poetry writing creative writing travel poetry

Recent Posts

Daily Spark Word: Break

Posted on Wednesday March 26th, 2008 at 05:13

Happy Easter! Sorry for the delay in posts - I've been in Madrid for the past five days. To acknowledge the Easter break, today's spark word is the homonym 'break'.brokeni snapped the bones in myleft and right wristsplaying when a kiddespite tears an...
Daily Challenge: Smell

Posted on Tuesday March 18th, 2008 at 06:00

Sorry for the long delay! Work is a nasty time-eater :( Today's challenge is 'smell'. Enjoy!losther grandmother had apowdery florally scent thatthough dulledwas still there behind themusty fleshy earthydamp of death...
Daily Challenge: Touch

Posted on Thursday March 6th, 2008 at 08:57

Today's challenge is a poem to do with 'touch'.glovesthere was somethingfinalabout slipping thatdownyfleshychillingglove over my handthe inside socoldit felt still damp withblood...
Daily Challenge: See

Posted on Tuesday March 4th, 2008 at 10:19

Sorry - my challenges are slowing down from daily to weekly due to time constraints. Hopefully I'll be able to drag them back up to daily soon! Today's challenge is another sense: see.beachedwe stood on the shoreyou and meand purple clouds driftedbef...
Daily Challenge: Hear

Posted on Wednesday February 27th, 2008 at 10:41

I'm back from my holiday! In keeping with the theme of the previous poem, today's challenge is the sense 'hear'. Enjoy!whisperswhen young we spoke inwhispers, ourpeevish wordsslapping against plumplobes and oursugary breathsnaking into ourminds.then ...
Daily Challenge: Taste

Posted on Tuesday February 19th, 2008 at 03:47

Today's challenge is to write a poem focussing on one of the five senses. Today's sense is 'taste'.first kissthe taste of you islawn fresh and skyclear, and your lips areripe grapes, and yourtongue is sweetleather.but your breathis spicy, and your to...