30 days of prompts: day 2

& round-up

Happy Tuesday!

Here’s what I have for you today:

• The prompt

• What I’m reading

• To-read

• Resources

• News

• Tweets

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Day 2: Prompt

Write a poem with “[A City/Place]” as the title.

Here are some examples:

• Inspiration Point

• Oregon Trail, Missouri

• Vicksburg National Military Park

• Inspiration Point, Bryce Canyon, Utah

• The Everglades

• At the New York City AIDS Memorial

• New Jersey

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What I’m reading:

• Scene Stealer: The True Lies of Elisabeth Finch, Part 1 (oh my god i love writer drama)

To read:

• How Netflix Failed, Then Fired, Staff It Hired Just Months Ago

• Apparently the Brontës all died so early because they spent their lives drinking graveyard water.

• Building an antilibrary: the power of unread books

• How Barnes & Noble Went From Villain to Hero

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Resources:

• 26 Marvelous Writing Conferences in May 2022

• 10 Literary Journals Accepting Poetry NOW - Paying markets

• 12 Literary Journals Open NOW - Paying Markets

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News:

Vulture @vulture

Finally #metgala

Megan Thee Stallion wins first place for best Met Gala look. No, there is no second place. Just her & that’s it.

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Tweets:

trish @trishwithapen

Trevor Noah: I love the New York Times, you guys are the best. You're some of the most accurate reporting in news. You never fail to write down *exactly* whatever the police have told you to say. Really powerful. 💀💀💀 #WhiteHouseCorrespondentsDinner

Despy Boutris @itsdbouts

i miss houston bc i got to be emo in the rain. now i have to be emo in the sunlight. it's just not the same

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