Poetry Wednesdays Writing Prompt
For the poetry writers (even if you don’t write poetry give it a try).
Your topic is: something you cannot live without.
Your form is: pleiades.
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…
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: the ring Your form is: Pantoum (see form below) Ex: Line One Line Two Line Three Line Four Line Five same as Line Two Line Six Line Seven same as Line Four Line Eight Line Nine same as Line Six Line Ten Line Eleven same as Line Eight…
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…
Your topic: candles. Your form: carmen figuratum (shape poetry).
Your topic is: a young boy’s love for Peggy, Megan and Louise. Your form is: Ballad
Your topic is: first dance Your form is: The Alphabet — As you write your poem the beginning of each line must correspond with the next letter of the alphabet. Don’t worry. It’s easier than it sounds. You can have a new sentence for each line or break up a sentence to get the letter…