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Monday, January 11, 2016

DMC: "A Poem About Nothing" by Lee Bennett Hopkins





A POEM ABOUT NOTHING












© 2016 Lee Bennett Hopkins All rights reserved.


Douglas Florian has challenged us to write poems about nothing this month. Read his entire spotlight interview HERE.

Send your poem to TodaysLittleDitty (at) gmail (dot) com, or use the contact form in the sidebar to the right. All contributions will be included in a wrap-up celebration on Friday, January 29th, and one lucky participant will win a signed copy of his adorable new picture book:




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25 comments:

  1. Michelle Heidenrich BarnesJanuary 11, 2016 at 7:04 AM

    Clearly this is why you make the big bucks, Lee. ;) Love those hidden nuances.

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  2. Robyn Hood BlackJanuary 11, 2016 at 9:23 AM

    -- leaves one speechless ....

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  3. Linda BJanuary 11, 2016 at 9:27 AM

    I'm sorry, I have nothing to say.

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  4. Penny Parker KlostermannJanuary 11, 2016 at 9:54 AM

    The title is perfection!

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  5. C L ClickardJanuary 11, 2016 at 10:06 AM

    Perfectly captures the sound of one hand clapping.

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  6. Jessica BigiJanuary 11, 2016 at 10:08 AM

    how cleaver :)

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  7. Renee LaTulippeJanuary 11, 2016 at 10:44 AM

    Oh, I do love a quick read!

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  8. Amy LVJanuary 11, 2016 at 10:45 AM

    Laughing!
    xoxo

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  9. JanieJanuary 11, 2016 at 11:28 AM

    Perfection!

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  10. BJ LeeJanuary 11, 2016 at 11:44 AM

    hahaha!

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  11. Bob SchechterJanuary 11, 2016 at 12:15 PM

    I think it would help to hear you read it out loud.

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  12. Margaret SimonJanuary 11, 2016 at 1:12 PM

    The blank leaves so much for the imagination!

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  13. Liz SteinglassJanuary 11, 2016 at 2:54 PM

    Perfect. What more is there to say?

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  14. Bridget MageeJanuary 11, 2016 at 4:07 PM

    It's really about the white space, isn't it?

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  15. TabathaJanuary 11, 2016 at 4:09 PM

    It looks as though Lee is inspired by the Jose Garcia Villa school of minimalist poetry (The Emperor's New Sonnet).

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  16. Amy LosakJanuary 11, 2016 at 5:38 PM

    Very Seinfeldian!

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  17. Diane MayrJanuary 11, 2016 at 6:38 PM

    Truly a poem worth memorizing. I'll be prepared for any random stuck-on-a-desert-island experience!

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    1. Diane MayrJanuary 11, 2016 at 6:55 PM

      Actually, I'd prefer to be stuck on a dessert island, but that's beside the point.

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  18. Robyn CampbellJanuary 11, 2016 at 6:46 PM

    BRILLIANT! Hahaha, I LOVE that guy. *snort*

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  19. jan godown anninoJanuary 11, 2016 at 8:21 PM

    White space is aces with me!
    Especially when it is created by Bennet Hopkins, Lee!

    This is a clever challenge from Doug Florian. And I'm all fluffled + fuzzed about his using Ogden Nash as a hopping off point for his new p.b.

    Appreciations to all 3 of you, bunnies.

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  20. RosiJanuary 11, 2016 at 11:04 PM

    Hahahaha! Love it.

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  21. BarbaraBJanuary 16, 2016 at 3:02 PM

    I think I'll need several reams of paper to critique this.

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  22. Teresa RobesonJanuary 20, 2016 at 3:16 PM

    Too funny!

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  23. Michele KruegerJanuary 12, 2019 at 12:50 PM

    Easy to memorize for the Poetry Out Loud competition!

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