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Everyday our group writes a poem from a one-word prompt and publishes all the poems people write in response.

Newsletter · By NLR Dude · English · Official site

Indexed issues, last 90 days
14
Latest publication
Oct 1, 2026
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Sep 17, 2026

Latest issues

  1. Issue · Oct 1, 2026

    Stretch: Volume 7, Day 30 (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    This one went fast. Each volume of VerseReps is kind of like a school year: There’s excitement for me as it gets closer, then the thrill of the first day, followed by a long stretch of grinding, and then suddenly, it’s over, and you’re saying goodbye until after break (not totally goodbye, but the group won’t get together again until the start of the next volume.) I get to hum along to “Good Riddance” every three months, and mean it. That’s the power of community.I hope you have the time of your

  2. Issue · Sep 30, 2026

    Terracotta: Volume 7, Day 22 (opens the original)

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    <img alt="A black and white photo of a statue of a man" class="sizing-normal" height="4000" src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1737418829009-f4a4cec7219c?fm=jpg&q=60&w=3000&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8f

  3. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    Faint/Revive: Volume 7, Day 27 + 28 (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    A Tree Like the Rest Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedEvery year the leaves fall The beauty fades The photos disappear Nature takes over The air grows warmer Soon new life begins The photos begin again They don’t see the process They only see the success If you have fallen to the bottom The only way left is up ©️B.M.S Written for the prompt “revive" for Verse Reps, Sep

  4. Issue · Sep 27, 2026

    Bow: Volume 7, Day 26 (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    Silver Bow Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published‘How can I be mighty?’ The question in each man’s heart ‘I never want to hurt again- but let pain be a tool I wield.’ On the continent’s meridian, water flowing to both seas- a prayer by ragged miner, far from home, a message in an empty liquor bottle. Voices from the mist, rolling with the mountain fog:

  5. Issue · Sep 26, 2026

    Harvest: Volume 7, Day 25 (opens the original)

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    Neil Young - Harvest (Official Audio)Harvest Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedPick me! Pick me! Or don’t. I’m just an insignificant grain In a world smaller than comprehension On the cosmic scale. And will be gone In the blink of a nanosecond compared To the eons and ages like a half-ripe Thought on the mind of a poet. But

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