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Thursday, April 29, 2010

DAY 29 – FRONT PAGE NEWS

NaPoWriMo Day 29
For Read Write Poem



You’re almost there, and inspiration for your next to the last NaPoWriMo poem is at your fingertips! D.S. Apfelbaum recalls what William Carlos Williams once wrote, “It is difficult/ to get the news from poems,” but asks, “Who says you can’t get poems from the news?”
For this prompt, choose your favorite newspaper or online news provider. Jot down five to ten headlines that jump out at you and without reading the articles, select elements from each headline to create a new event about which your poem reports.
Alternately, let short-format sections inspire you. Write a poem in the form of an obituary, a personal ad, a classified ad, etc. (Bonus points if you can pull off a poem in the form of a crossword puzzle.)


ROCK 'N' ROLL

In a band?
Wanna buy
Good as new
Second hand
Fender Strats?
Three pick-ups
Whammy bar

Red and white
Like Buddy
And plain white
Like Hendrix
Guaranteed
Quality

Just two grand
O.N.O
For quick sale
Cash only
No returns

Price includes
Hundred watt
Marshall Amp
Six months old

Also have
Effects box
Cash offers

Sold as seen
Up to you

Why buy new?




26 comments:

  1. Nice work :) Didn't occur to me to try the classifieds lol. Would have been more fun. Ingeborg.

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  2. This is interesting, Stan. What's the backstory?

    http://thelaughinghousewife.wordpress.com

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  3. There's a story behind this poem: a disillusioned musician? a widow?

    Good poem from the most unlikely material.

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  4. Thanks to:
    Ingeborg; The ad was posted by an unlucky man who didn't make the grade...
    The laughing housewife; Read all about it in the Music Press. The news is rather sad...
    ViV; Just someone who didn't hit the headlines...

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  5. Like vivinfrance said, I'd like to know the story behind the poem (I think it was written by the musician's widow).

    Very good poem, strong and direct.

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  6. Thanks Stiletto; You've got me thinking now.

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  7. Excellent! Music news would have been more interesting. Good thought.

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  8. Thanks Lori; Or news set to music...

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  9. Reminds me of:
    Baby shoes
    Never used

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  10. Thanks Ron; I could tell you more - but it's classified.

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  11. If I understood what some of these gizmos are, I might be interested, Stan!

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  12. Cool Banana's, I'll take two if you throw in a plectrum!

    btw, do you deliver at weekends?

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  13. Great job. Makes me want to buy it!

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  14. there is a story in every classified ad, but not all of them have poems--nice work
    I'll take the red and white

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  15. Two distinctly different reactions: first as a buyer seeing only opportunity. Second as a desperate seller postponing a dream, a flashback to year 2 of university and needing money more than music. Both in one poem, well done...

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  16. If you are selling poems, I'm buying! great!

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  17. Really enjoy hearing a different perspective from another culture in a classified poem structure. This is great!

    Good job, Uma!

    ~Mark

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  18. Doh...Sorry, Stan. I was also reading Uma's in different window. Love the Rock ad.

    Very cool!

    ~Mark

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  19. hi stanski, yes every classified tolds a story don't it... wonder how many disillusioned rockers gave it up too early??? a life in the day

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  20. Thanks to:
    Derrick; It's a Pop Culture thing :)
    Andy; C.O.D.? No Problem.
    Poemblaze; The cash will come in handy :)
    Briarcat; Good choice.
    JDM; Getting through Uni and breking into the big time in music can both be expensive dreams.
    1965; Music to my ears.
    Mark; Spoilt for choice?
    Pieceofpie; I know quite a few - also some who made it big.

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  21. Nicely done classified ad Stan.
    Pamela

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  22. Thanks Pamela; Still available!

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  23. Stan..still rocking and rollin ...Ski...good one Stan

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  24. Thanks Wayne; After all these years...

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  25. very enjoyable!
    I like the way you played!

    fabulous 55.

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  26. Thanks Jingle; Almost, but not quite. This piece has 62 words... my 55 is SALON ISAN. But thanks for the visit.

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