For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise.
Your topic is: lying in a field of wheat.
Your form is: five lines using the letters of the word wheat as a starting point.
W
H
E
A
T
Your topic is recapturing childhood. Your form is: one free writing stanza with no punctuation only extra spaces.
Your topic is inked fingers. Your form is: Waltz wave
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: the smell of hay and horses Your form is: five stanzas of increasing lines. i.e. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Your topic is: simplicity Your form is: Tanka — five lines with or without syllable counting 1. short line / 5 syllables 2. long line / 7 syllables 3. short line / 5 syllables 4. long line / 7 syllables 5. long line / 7 syllables Example: Is the inlaid box With a gilt hasp…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: a hypochondriac. Your form is: three stanzas — 3 lines, 5 lines, 3 lines.
Mark Twain said, “Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” Write an eight line poem about wrinkles. Don’t go for the obvious choice.