Poetry Wednesdays
Write a poem about a childhood friend. Include seven stanzas, one for each day of the week, and make a personal reference to your friend in each one. Title the poem after an activity you enjoyed doing together.

Write a poem about a childhood friend. Include seven stanzas, one for each day of the week, and make a personal reference to your friend in each one. Title the poem after an activity you enjoyed doing together.

For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: supporting yourself for the first time. Your form is: sestina.
Write a haiku about your favorite natural setting as a child.
Your topic: stick figures. Your form: three Pantoum stanzas.
Use the following five words to compose an eight line poem: pleasure, connection, assumptions, plan, black.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: blue. Your form is: one thirteen stanza poem. Direction A: each line must contain a word that represents the feelings of being blue. Direction B: each line must contain a different name for the color blue.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: crinolines and hoops. Your form is: five stanzas of four lines each. The second stanza must be smaller than the first and the third must be smaller than the second. Increase the fourth…