Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: holding hands with someone you care about.
Your form is: free verse.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: holding hands with someone you care about.
Your form is: free verse.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: sheer curtains and white roses. Your form is: four stanzas of four lines each and no capitals letters. Make title from first three words from first stanza.
Your topic: it does not have to be the main topic but you must mention the word “unicorn”. Your form is: Write a three stanza poem with a spoonerism in the first one and its alternative in the third. Example of spoonerism: a shoving leopard / a loving shepherd (W.A. Spooner)
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: reunited lost loves. Your form is: three stanzas of five lines each with the following: * last word of third stanza starts here. * * * A * B * last word of…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: being lonely with yourself. Your form is: tanka.
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,…
Use the phrase, “pulling my teeth” at least three times in a five stanza poem. You can use any variation of the phrase that you wish.