For the poetry writers. Your topic is: enjoying speed.
Your form is: free write for ten minutes then read it over drawing out the best points and arranging the words into a sharp point using how many words necessary to create the peak. It can be a short peak like shown or wider.
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For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: someone in your life who you could categorize as a villain. Your form is: three stanzas of three full lines each. Do not name the person or a particular event but include the…
Your topic is: growing tomatoes. Your form is: Write a 8 line poem (divide into 2 stanzas of unequal lines) without using the word “red”.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: runny mascara. Your form is: villanelle.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: sour milk and strained peaches. Your form is: one stanza of 9 lines. Following this rhyming pattern for the last word of each line. A – A B – B C – A…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: hate speech. Your form is: abecedarian. Except instead of using the alphabet use each letter of the first line of poem.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: running in the rain. Your form is: one stanza of twelve lines. Every second line must be one word shorter than the last.