Poetry Wednesdays
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.
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.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: lawnmowers and summer haze. Your form is: three stanzas of three lines each. The last word of the first line of each stanza must be the first word of the third line in the second and third stanza. The last one must scoop back around to the last…
Mark Twain said, “Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” Write an eight line poem about wrinkles. Don’t go for the obvious choice.
Your topic: snow storms. Your form: cinq-cinquain.
Compose a poem using the following stanza formation and words. The words can be moved around within the line and you can change the tense of the word if necessary. The dots are used to designate new lines and are not to be used in your final piece: obsessive tourmaline wrought musing drive eye lonely…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: a ruthless man. Your form is: villanelle.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: dimples Your form is: haiku