Poetry Wednesdays
Your topic is: swimming at the lake.
Your form is: whitney
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: ant bites. Your form is: one stanza of eight lines, one line per bite.
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.
Your topic is: bruises Your form is: Bouts-Rimés How it works. I give you a list of rhyming words for the end of a specific line in each stanza and you write a coherent poem using the words at the end of each line. bruise man choose plan felon just melon dust worry matter hurry…
Your topic is: avoiding the truth. Your form is: Write a 13 line poem. Within each line there must be three words beginning with the same letter but each line must focus on a different letter. You can repeat one of the letters in the last line or repeat one of the lines for the…
Write a three stanza poem about a woman who wore bangles. The first line of each stanza must have one of the following three words: temple, garner, bronze. Title the poem with the name of the woman but don’t name her in your writing.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: a woman with brown hair Your form is: Skeltonic Verse (each line has three to six words and the last word rhymes with the last word of the line prior. Go with the flow with the rhyming switching off when it feels right to you). Excerpt example from…