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Welcome one and all to the Halloween Edition of Poetry Friday. Please post your spooky poems on the pallet and links here.
Haven't tried writing a poem for the season yet? No worries. I have some prompts for you. At a recent workshop, participants did erasure poetry with excerpts from Edgar Allen Poe, I'll have my erasure poem on the padlet from Ligeia. It was one of his earlier stories, published in 1838. Below are three excerpts for you to try your hand. 
Or maybe one of these phrases strike your fancy.
At the workshop, I wrote this: Prompt: Moonlit GraveyardAll Hallows’ Eve: For Beth Full moon rising Gravestones reflect the light Silent wanders of the night We stood with flashlights Silent Last year your ghost story shivered in our bones we trembled and no one dared to tell another This year, under the seed moon We stand with flashlights Silent And leave an autumn bouquet ©jone rush macculloch, 2025
Finally, I offer this. I discovered a tarot deck that is all from the writing of Edgar Allan Poe. It's by Trisha Leigh Shufelt. They are great for sparking a poem. Mine from the 3 of candles in on the Padlet. I selected three cards from the major arcana.
21 Comments
10/30/2025 03:26:53 pm
Oh, my, Jone - if I wasn't 100 percent in the Halloween spirit before reading your post, I'm past 100 percent now! So spookily delicious. I agree with Jama about your shivers-inducing blackout poem - great stuff! Your "All Hallows' Eve" poem is beautiful. Love all the poetic prompts, too, and those fantastic Tarot cards! Thanks for sharing all, and for hosting us. Happy Halloweeeeeen! 10/30/2025 03:46:18 pm
Such a rich Halloween-packed post, and I love the Tarot cards and poems, those are fun, as are the prompts, and your spooky-filled madness seized blackout poem too! Wish I could linger longer…thanks for hosting us. Happy Halloween! 🎃 10/30/2025 03:46:48 pm
So much Halloween, spooky goodness here! I have not written anything spooky, but I've been enjoying autumn's offerings all the same. Thanks so much for hosting and for sharing all theses prompts and resources. 10/30/2025 04:31:22 pm
Oooh, Jone, your blackout poem! Spooky indeed! 10/30/2025 04:51:40 pm
I love how you connected the past and the present because we were human beings then and are now, with similar human universal fears. It's a scary Halloween indeed. But have a happy one, none the less, Jone. 10/30/2025 04:54:28 pm
Jone, I come from a culture where Halloween has not been universally and traditionally embraced. It has been increasing its profile in recent years, but i suspect I missed that trend. Having said that, I did enjoy what you have created around the words of Poe using found/black out poetry- a form of poetry I enjoy very much,
Tabatha
10/30/2025 05:01:05 pm
Unutterable fancies! Draperies of the grave! Wonderfully spooky post, Jone. You really outdid yourself. Thanks for hosting! 10/30/2025 07:37:49 pm
Ha! Poe erasure poems -- how seasonally perfect. Love these prompts and thank you for Hallow-hosting! 10/30/2025 08:59:18 pm
You've made a spectacular Halloween for us, Jone! I love your poignant poem, "Hallow's Eve, for Beth", and a blackout from Poe, priceless! Thanks for such great Halloween treats!
Sara Lewis Holmes
10/31/2025 03:47:25 am
Eek! I feel so creeped out by your gloriously macabre imagery...and what a wealth of prompts to follow you down that dark road...if we dare. Thank you for hosting! 10/31/2025 04:27:48 am
Thank you, Jone, for making such a perfect Halloween party for all of us! I loved beginning my day with your poems and inspiring ideas too. Your words for Beth got me. I hope you have a spookily fun day knowing that you brought some light in the darkness to this corner. xo, a. 10/31/2025 05:00:05 am
Jo---oooo---oooo--oone..... 10/31/2025 05:50:41 am
Thank you for this spirited celebration of all things spooky, Jone! Will enjoy perusing the padlet this evening, since the only tRick or treaters in the mountains will be the last of the squirrels burrowing under my deck! Happy Halloween Jone. Thanks for hosting the Roundup. Good to be reminded of Edgar Allen Poe this day—I remember reading him in high school; even then I was blown away not only by his heart stopping narratives, but of his amazing style—word usage, poetry, prose. I enjoyed your erasure poem too. 10/31/2025 08:58:38 am
Jone, I have been waiting for your Happy Spooky Halloween PF Roundup but as usual one false twist landed me a boot and walker. Although I have been ready to launch my post, I did still need my burning haibun for the Poetry Sisters' challenge. You have quite the padlet stake ready to take off from your creative thinking and inticement for others to write. You provided so much for me to stroll through before the darkened sky sets the tone for a night of dazzling writing, dreams, and horrors. Many thanks for hosting and providing all I need to enjoy the day and the night. 10/31/2025 10:04:17 am
Such a creative and spooky posst, Jone! Thanks for hosting. You inspired me to write last night and I started a spooky post but it is not finished yet. Instead, I am enjoying all those who are contributing this week.
tanita
10/31/2025 10:14:14 am
WOW, Jone - you do Halloween right. "Ligeia" is a really spooky poem and such a fabulous piece of erasure poetry that goes right along with the theme of our burning haibun this month! 10/31/2025 10:19:11 am
Trick or treat! Thanks for providing the bowl brimming with poetic goodness, Jone.
Linda Mitchell
11/2/2025 04:09:45 am
Jone! You master of poetry have provided a spectacular Halloween experience. I've spent the weekend reading poems from our friends, copying poems into my notebook and thinking about poems I want to write. Thank you for the feast! I'm not into tarot decks...but one with lines by Poe? Absolutely. I love how you use it for prompts. The Three Candles poem is wonderful. Listen to the ancestors...what a brilliant way of tying in a bit of spooky with true horror. Snaps to you for all of it. Thank you so much for the great round up. Leave a Reply. |
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