Poetry Wednesdays Writing Prompt
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.
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.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: lawnmowers and summer haze. Your form is: three stanzas of three lines each. The last word of the first line of each stanza must be the first word of the third line in the second and third stanza. The last one must scoop back around to the last…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: garters and pearls. Your form is: Free write for fifteen minutes about the topic and then go through and pick out especially good sentences (or phrases) and make them into a seven line…
Write a five stanza poem about the meaning of your name without ever using your actual name.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: arthritic hands. Your form is: nine stanzas of three to fine lines. Pull the title from the last line.
Your topic is recapturing childhood. Your form is: one free writing stanza with no punctuation only extra spaces.
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…