Poetry Wednesdays
Use the following five words to compose an eight line poem: pleasure, connection, assumptions, plan, black.
Use the following five words to compose an eight line poem: pleasure, connection, assumptions, plan, black.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: army camp. Your form is: three stanzas of five lines each. Every line should have nine words (words less than three letters do not count).
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: swimming with dolphins. Your form is: haiku.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: silver and brass. Your form is: free write for fifteen minutes then edit it down to eight lines and two stanzas.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: bad neighbors. Your form is: an irregular lined poem with at least seven words that begin with the letter “P”. Except do it single spaced, for some reason I could only do this double spaced with in the post. ex. xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx…
Your topic is: first dance Your form is: The Alphabet — As you write your poem the beginning of each line must correspond with the next letter of the alphabet. Don’t worry. It’s easier than it sounds. You can have a new sentence for each line or break up a sentence to get the letter…
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…