NaPoWriMo Prompt 13

By on Apr 13, 2015 in Blog

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“Baustellen Poetry Slam” by Phil Kerber (

For day 13 of the NaPoWriMo challenge, “K” is for “Kantan Chamorrita.”  Since “K” is another letter that is light on English poetic terms and forms, today’s form comes from the Chamoru natives of the Mariana Islands. The form refers to a rhyming debate, usually improvised and similar to “battle rapping” or poetry slams.

You can approach today’s prompt in multiple ways: Write your own rhyming (or non-rhyming, if you prefer) response to an existing poem. Be sure to link to that poem if you share yours. Or, you could write a dialogue poem, where two (or more) characters debate thoughts and ideas or compete to decide who’s best. Or, you could write a poem that’s an imaginary response to somebody who’s challenged you.


