For the poetry writers. Your topic is: places that you have been
Your form is: A list. Not just any list. They must relate in some way other than the obvious (the topic I’ve given you pretty much relates but see if you can find another relation as you write) and the list must be in full sentence form, not in one word format.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: dimples Your form is: haiku
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: the smell of hay and horses Your form is: five stanzas of increasing lines. i.e. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Your topic: self inflicted burns Your form: sestina
For the poetry writers (even if don’t write poetry give it a try). Your topic is: foreign vacation. Your form is: Bouts-Rimes. And your seven rhyming words in order are: Bedsprings Ceilings Trappings Etchings Cravings Rumblings Heartstrings
Your topic is road maps. Your form is: acrostic verse