Kelly Bennett's Blog
April 22, 2026
Poetry Challenge #118-Beyond Your Control
It’s that time of year when every day is a little bit longer than the one before.
And then, just when we are used to it, snippet by snippet night will begin stealing back moments. . .
and there is not one thing we can do about it. There are some things that are simply
Beyond Our Control. . .
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April 15, 2026
Poetry Challenge #117-Celebrate!
Every day is a special day. If a day dawns in need of an excuse to celebrate I make a quick search. I delight in finding calendars that telling what each day is special for—more than 365 reasons to make a ruckus!
Today, April 15th is according to nationaldaycalendar.com, is Purple Up Day! Rubber Eraser Day! and Take a Wild Guess Day!
And, if that’s not enough to get you blowing those weird paper roll-up horns, it’s the 30th Anniversary of National Poetry Month!
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Poetry Challenge #116-Prompt Time
April 1, 2026
What Inspires Me #3-Out of the Box Ideas!
(If you were relieved to read that, then the joke is on me.)
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Poetry Challenge #115-Knit Wits
Can you name the book?
Think “knitting” and an image of the “quiet old lady whispering ‘hush’” springs to many a ...
March 25, 2026
Poetry Challenge #114-User Error
User Error is such a useful term. At one and the same time it blames and forgives:
“Yes, I did it, but it wasn’t my fault.” Poetry Challenge #114 User Error Think back o...March 18, 2026
March 11, 2026
Poetry Challenge #112-Bend it like Adolphe . . . Sax that is!
When we were about twelve, my friend Theresa and I closed ourselves in a music room at CSULB (where my mom was working on her...
March 4, 2026
Poetry Challenge #111-One Dark and Stormy . . . Yikes!
Back in my sleep-over camp-out nights, with the campfire crackling and tossing spooky shadows, the wind howling and tree branches scraping on the tent, we used to make ...
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