Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: the art of punishing a child.
Your form is: ghazal
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: the thin red line. Your form is: free from it.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: making friends. Your form is: free write for fifteen minutes then develop it into a block poem.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: finding out that you have been cheated. Your form is: write two stanzas using the rhyming form of ottavia rima. If the momentum suits go longer. If you want to try and further your challenge keep each line to eleven syllables. a b a b a b c…
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: 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 is: stained glass. Your form is: Waltz wave