Beginnings
During NaPoWriMo 2011, my muse began to dry up so I started creating wordles for myself, and offered them to other poets. It surprised me how many poets responded, and A Wordling Whirl of Sundays was born on blogger. For a series of reasons I moved to WordPress, and changed the blog name to The Sunday Whirl because it’s not such a mouthful.
Nitty Gritty
To participate, write a poem or short prose using some or all of the wordle words. Forms of the words are fine. Challenge yourself to use them all, but it is not a requirement. A wordle will be posted every Sunday at 12:01 a.m. Mountain Standard Time. Mister Linky will accept your posts. You have all week to write and visit other pieces inspired by the words. I will send an email with the list of words on Friday evening (no specific time) if you want a headstart with them. As the blogstress I start selecting words on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and appreciate the chance to play with them a bit prior to posting. E-mail me if you want to be on the “early word list.” My email is in the sidebar.
Word Sources
Each wordle contains twelve words. Often, I use the words of particpating poets to construct the wordles. I also select words from other poets, or my trusted purple dictionary. Every third Thursday the wordle is a baker’s dozen. The 13th word is selected by me.
Play along, we’d love to have you join our community,
Brenda Warren
Thanks – now I get it!