Poetry from A to Z *
(* NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge)
R is for… Redact
~ by Laurel Regan
(Pssst… new here? Welcome to Alphabet Salad! For background on how and why I got involved in both NaPoWriMo and the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, check out this post… and, if you’d like to catch up on my progress to date, my challenge posts are tagged with Poetry from A to Z. Glad you stopped by, and hope you’ll return!)
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to write an erasure (read more about it here). Here is what I came up with, followed by a copy of the original page. (Points if you know which book it’s from – and extra points for an interpretation of what this bizarre little poem might possibly mean!)
R is for… Redact
The original page – do you know where it’s from?
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That’s a great redact. Such a good message.
And I do recognize the original …. by HDT. Had to read it in high school!
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April 22, 2015
Thank you! I haven’t finished reading the book yet, but am loving it so far.
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April 21, 2015
Well that was real creative, and it was a nice read!
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April 22, 2015
Thank you!
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April 21, 2015
Very interesting! You did a great job!
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April 22, 2015
Thank you!
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April 21, 2015
I am visiting from the Ultimate Blog Challenge, the Blogging A to Z challenge and the NaBloPoMo challenge. I have to say (and maybe it is simply from a severe lack of sleep) I had some difficulty figuring out the poem today. It also may simply be that I am not familiar with the piece. I have to say it was definitely creative and interesting.
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April 22, 2015
Thank you! It is rather confusing, but with erasures you’re limited to using the words already on the page, so I did the best I could!
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April 21, 2015
Great job, Laurel! What a fun project an erasure is. And you have left us with a beautiful poem. (Of course that’s from Walden, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau) 🙂
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April 22, 2015
Thank you! I did have a lot of fun with it.
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April 21, 2015
I take it your poem is a redact of the original below? I am not familiar with it at all! 😉 <3
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April 22, 2015
Yes it is! It’s from Walden, by Henry David Thoreau.
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Interesting and an innovative way of doing it !
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April 22, 2015
Thank you!
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Awesome erasure poem! Congratulations on being today’s featured participant!
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April 22, 2015
Thank you so much! I am thrilled to be featured!
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Thoreau a great subject for an erasure poem! Enjoyed it! My attempt centered upon Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116.
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April 22, 2015
Thank you so much! My first time, and I had a lot of fun with it. 🙂
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April 22, 2015
So excited to see you mentioned on the NaProWriMo.net site. Great erasure poem, too!
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April 22, 2015
Thank you, Adela! So excited about the feature!
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April 22, 2015
An erasure is new to me. Yours turned out beautifully!
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April 22, 2015
Thank you! It was totally new to me as well – and I had a lot of fun with it. 🙂
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April 22, 2015
I originally thought Robinson Crusoe. It seems to be worded in the way of the past. But now I see the answer.
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April 23, 2015
It was definitely an interesting exercise!
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LOVE this meandering walk through Walden.
Congrats on being featured! 🙂
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April 23, 2015
Thank you so much!
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April 24, 2015
Such an interesting way to concoct a poem. I think I will try a similar one on my blog too 🙂 Thanks for sharing ! Loved the take on the prompt.
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April 25, 2015
It was a lot of fun – do give it a try!
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This is definitely new. You did an awesome job! It would take me ages to finish this. lol. Thank you for sharing. I would sure try this out.
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April 27, 2015
It did take me quite awhile to do it! But it was a lot of fun. 🙂
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