Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers.
Your topic is: Darwin
Your form is: haiku
Form layout:
Line One – Five Syllables
Line Two – Seven Syllables
Line Three – Five Syllables
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: who the future belongs to. Your form is: conversational poem, 3 stanzas, have the person who starts the conversation end it.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: a ruthless man. Your form is: villanelle.
Your topic is: avoiding the truth. Your form is: Write a 13 line poem. Within each line there must be three words beginning with the same letter but each line must focus on a different letter. You can repeat one of the letters in the last line or repeat one of the lines for the…
Your topic: weeping mothers Your form is: Write a three stanza poem with a spoonerism in the first one and it’s alternative in the third. Example of spoonerism: a shoving leopard / a loving shepherd (W.A. Spooner)
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: loss of power Your form is: cinquain Form layout: Line One – Two Syllables Line Two – Four Syllables Line Three – Six Syllables Line Four – Eight Syllables Line Five – Two Syllables Example by Adelaide Crapsey Listen… With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts,…
Many have said that they would like to pick the moment of their death whiles others admit they wouldn’t like to know. Today, write a death poem about when it is acceptable in your heart for you to die. Keep in mind as you write, “If I could choose when would it be”. Use the…