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: ant bites.
Your form is: one stanza of eight lines, one line per bite.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise.
Your topic is: ant bites.
Your form is: one stanza of eight lines, one line per bite.
Write a poem about a childhood friend. Include seven stanzas, one for each day of the week, and make a personal reference to your friend in each one. Title the poem after an activity you enjoyed doing together.
Your topic is: loons on a lake. Your form is: haiku.
Your topic is: the rhythm of a relationship between a man and woman. Your form is: 7 line stanza — the last word of the preceding line starts the next. Example: In the deep dark ground Ground full of life and death Death of relatives and buddies…etc.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: posing as someone else. Your form is: three stanzas of six lines each. The last word of the first line of each stanza must begin the first line of the next stanza (the…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: mischief and weekenders. Your form is: five stanzas of five equally spaced lines — name piece after a weekend i.e. “October 13, 2012”.
Your topic: the blood of men. Your form: three Sapphic stanzas.