NaPoWriMo Day 20! Substack Version

Prompt: Our…prompt for the day challenges you to write a poem that recounts a historical event. In writing your poem, you could draw on your memory, encyclopedias, history books, or primary documents. If you’re interested in a little research, you might find interesting this collection of letters written during the American Civil War content.lib.washington.…, or this collection of primary documents concerning South Sea voyages content.lib.washington.…. Or perhaps you might find something of interest in digging through European content.lib.washington.…, an online clearinghouse of digitized materials from cultural institutions across Europe.

And remember, if it works for you, come back here to this Note to share your poem, your process, your thoughts. Or a link taking us there.

Happy Writing, Everyone!