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 last line.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: reunited lost loves. Your form is: three stanzas of five lines each with the following: * last word of third stanza starts here. * * * A * B * last word of…
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…
Randomly rip a sheet out of an old magazine (a text page, not an image page) cut it into 20 strips lengthwise and then gather the strips together and cut across thirty times. Put the pieces in a cup. Pull out 15 pieces and lay them in front of you so the text is upright….
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: a blessing in disguise. Your form is: One stanza of nine lines. Vary the length of each line but make every second line the same length even if you have to use extra…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: yearning for spring. Your form is: Whitney.
Your topic: the blood of men. Your form: three Sapphic stanzas.