Poetry Wednesdays
Your topic: self inflicted burns
Your form: sestina
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: arthritic hands. Your form is: nine stanzas of three to fine lines. Pull the title from the last line.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: the art of punishing a child. Your form is: ghazal
Your topic: the blood of men. Your form: three Sapphic stanzas.
Your topic: candles. Your form: carmen figuratum (shape poetry).
Take out a fresh worksheet and finish these five statements about your parents. Don’t read past the questions until you have finished them: I would thank my parents for… It was never easy talking to my parents about… I get the following traits from my parents… My parents and I never agreed on… I always…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: aches and pains. Your form is: eight stanzas with a minimum of three lines each. The last word of each stanza should rhyme with the last word of the following stanza.