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: a hypochondriac.
Your form is: three stanzas of five lines each with a bridging title.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise.
Your topic is: a hypochondriac.
Your form is: three stanzas of five lines each with a bridging title.
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. i.e. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: little girls in pink frills Your form is: Villanelle (see form layout below) Form Layout: Line One Line Two Line Three Line Four Rhymes with Line One Line Five Rhymes with Line Two Line Six Same as Line One Line Seven Rhymes with Line One Line Eight Rhymes…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: being lonely with yourself. Your form is: tanka.
Your topic is the end of summer (or the beginning of fall). Your form is: carmina figurata Here’s and example, Robert Herrick’s The Pillar of Fame: Fame’s pillar here, at last, we set Out-during marble, brass, or jet, Charm’d and enchanted so As to withstand the blow Of overthrow: Nor shall the seas, Or OUTRAGES…
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. Your topic is: the effects of commercialism on young women. 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. a aa aaa aaaa aaaaa aaaaaa aaaaa…