Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: your spouse / partner / best friend and asking for forgiveness.
Your form is: a poetic letter. Use the salutation as the title.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: your spouse / partner / best friend and asking for forgiveness.
Your form is: a poetic letter. Use the salutation as the title.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: a better version of yourself. Your form is: two stanzas of eight lines. Each line of the first stanza must rhyme with the sister line in the next stanza.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: hiding from… Your form is: Grossblank.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: New York City. Your form is: ghazal
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: sugar cubes and broken tea cups. Your form is: sedoka.
Your topic is: simplicity Your form is: Tanka — five lines with or without syllable counting 1. short line / 5 syllables 2. long line / 7 syllables 3. short line / 5 syllables 4. long line / 7 syllables 5. long line / 7 syllables Example: Is the inlaid box With a gilt hasp…
Your topic: self inflicted burns Your form: sestina