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09/19/2026

Another great night of poetry and community at our Lyrical Lounge!

09/16/2026

09/16/2026

Welcome back to another Wednesday Wordplay Workout!

Today's prompt: Wrote a poem where every other line is the same repeated phrase.

Example:

"I found you
Tucked away in the catacombs of my heart
I found you
Happy to be caught, finally
I found you
Smiling like ecstasy
I found you
In the midst of anxiety
I found you
In the aftermath of it
I found you
Standing tall among the pink roses
I found you
To be the sweetest in the hive
I found you
Across the multiverse, together, at last
I found you
Asking me why I'm so full of joy, it's because
I found you"

Let's work those pens!

-Christopher

09/11/2026

On this 25th anniversary of 9/11, we honor the fallen with our poetry.

#911

09/02/2026

Hey everyone welcome to today's Wensday Wordplay Workout. Today's prompt is to write a poem in old English.

Here is an example:

"I beheld the child I had been,
standing beside the dark water,
her hands empty,
her eyes turned toward a distant shore.
She knew not what awaited her.
Yet I, who had carried her sorrow through many winters,
called unto her across the years.
Fear not , I said.
The night hath taken much,
but it hath not taken thee.
Still thou standest.
Still thy heart beats beneath the ruin."

Good luck, and happy writing.

08/22/2026

We kicked off the school year with a great Lyrical Lounge tonight!

08/12/2026

Welcome back to another Wednesday Wordplay Workout!

Prompt: Write a poem based on a song title.

Example:
"Song: I Love You Out Loud by Larissa Lambert

"I want the kind of love that doesn't deny me 3 times
One that proclaims me boldly in public places
Like gospel
One that isn't a spell of dangled carrots and excuses
More than the absence of abuses
More than boxes checked off like a list
I wish love wouldn't forget to tell me goodnight
That would be a sweet dream
I wish it would choose me like the first pick on a sports team
I wish it wouldn't shine
Like fool's gold
Pretty to look at but never able to be touched
I want it to call for me in a crowd across continents
Like an invisible string
I want it to wrap around me and hold me
Like an invisible string
But if it's invisible
Is it even there?
If it's quiet when it counts
Is it even there?"

Let's work those pens!

-Christopher

08/05/2026

Welcome back to another Wednesday Wordplay Workout!

Prompt: Write a poem that starts with the line "And so it begins"

Example:

"And so it begins

A new chapter

Once again

A story to be read

And written by oneself

Each word

Will be written by your own pen

Every punctuation

Placed with intention

You didn't choose when the next chapter 

Would begin 

But you can choose how you will write the story

Even if the pen trembles in your hand

Even if it slips

You can always choose to keep writing"

Let's work those pens!

-Christopher