For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise.
Your topic is: accidental death.
Your form is: five stanza of three lines each. Each line no longer than six words (not including one or two letter words).
Your topic: circulation. Your form: ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: a brooding man. Your form is: free write with no capitals or punctuation use extra space for your pauses.
Write a haiku about your favorite natural setting as a child.
Use the following five words to write a poem: inventing, cloths, knuckles, roots, fences
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: razors Your form is: pleiades
Turn the television on. Jot down the first five full sentences you hear (don’t worry it doesn’t have to be perfect) from five channels. Don’t be picky use the first full lines you hear. Review the sentences and pick three consecutive words from each line. Rearrange them in to a poem adding words as necessary…