Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: growing up on the coast.
Your form is: free verse.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: growing up on the coast.
Your form is: free verse.
Your topic: it does not have to be the main topic but you must mention the word “unicorn”. Your form is: Write a three stanza poem with a spoonerism in the first one and its alternative in the third. Example of spoonerism: a shoving leopard / a loving shepherd (W.A. Spooner)
Your topic: the blood of men. Your form: three Sapphic stanzas.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: God (or whatever representation of a spiritual deity that you use) and the big mistake. Your form is: a poetic letter. Use the salutation as the title i.e. Dear God.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: finding out that you have been cheated. Your form is: write two stanzas using the rhyming form of ottavia rima. If the momentum suits go longer. If you want to try and further your challenge keep each line to eleven syllables. a b a b a b c…
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…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: unrequited love. Your form is: free write for fifteen minutes then develop it into a block poem of seven lines.