Poetry Wednesdays
Your topic is: guarantees.
Your form is: pleiades.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: the smell of bacon and the clink of dishes. Your form is: four stanzas of three lines each. Each line should be at least nine words long.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: dewy mornings Your form is: conversational poem, 3 stanzas, have the person who starts the conversation end it Example: Like Day and Night Did you know it’s been dewy every morning? No, is that a problem? It’s not that it’s a problem. Really, it’s quite beautiful. Ah, the…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: crinolines and hoops. Your form is: five stanzas of four lines each. The second stanza must be smaller than the first and the third must be smaller than the second. Increase the fourth…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: dating. Your form is: repeat a word from each line in the matching lines as below. The word can be placed anywhere throughout the line. a b c a b c a b…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: half sisters. Your form is: reverse haiku format (7, 5, 7) for at least three stanzas.
Journal about your television habits. Include how much TV you watch, a few snippets about at least three of your favorite shows, and one mention about a canceled show you wish would make come back.