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NaPoWriMo Day 6: Costume, Heart, Emperor
A poetry prompt a day for 30 days.

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Here is today’s prompt:
Today’s Prompt


Write a persona poem exploring the concepts Costume, Heart, and Emperor.
Does the emperor have a new costume? What is the heart beating underneath it? Of course, all personas are costumes (in a way), so the pairing of this form and these cards is both obvious... and ripe for surprise.
Prompts and paintings:
Costume
Who are you when the performance is over?
Heart
Get to the beating center of something.
Emperor
Write a poem that topples an empire.
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