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: sugar cubes and broken tea cups.
Your form is: sedoka.
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 is broken pencils. Your form is: Triplet.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: the undying friendship between two boys. Your form is: Skeltonic Verse (each line has three to six words and the last word rhymes with the last word of the line prior. Go with the flow with the rhyming switching off when it feels right to you). Excerpt example…
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.
Use the partial phrase, “fancy does you good” at least three times in a five stanza poem. You can use any variation of the phrase that you wish but it must appear three times in three separate stanzas.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: enjoying speed. Your form is: free write for ten minutes then read it over drawing out the best points and arranging the words into a sharp point using how many words necessary to create the peak. It can be a short peak like shown or wider. a aa…