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.
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For the poetry writers. Your topic is: racing through town. Your form is: conversational poem, 3 stanzas, have the person who starts the conversation end it.
Your topic: a journey by car. Your form: twenty-four lines.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: sheer curtains and white roses. Your form is: four stanzas of four lines each and no capitals letters. Make title from first three words from first stanza.
Write a three stanza poem about a woman who wore bangles. The first line of each stanza must have one of the following three words: temple, garner, bronze. Title the poem with the name of the woman but don’t name her in your writing.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: reunited lost loves. Your form is: three stanzas of five lines each with the following: * last word of third stanza starts here. * * * A * B * last word of…
Your topic: the woman in the red ruffled dress. Your form: three Pantoum stanzas.