Poetry Wednesdays Writing Prompt
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise.
Your topic is: taxes.
Your form is: one stanza of ten lines with no cliches.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise.
Your topic is: taxes.
Your form is: one stanza of ten lines with no cliches.
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 bacon and the clink of dishes. Your form is: four stanzas of three lines each. Each line should be at least nine words long.
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.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: a poem you wrote yesterday. Your form is: Oulipo.
Your topic is mossy trees. Your form is: couplet
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. Your topic is: who the future belongs to. Your form is: conversational poem, 3 stanzas, have the person who starts the conversation end it.