Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers.
Your topic is: Darwin
Your form is: haiku
Form layout:
Line One – Five Syllables
Line Two – Seven Syllables
Line Three – Five Syllables
Pick an emotion (i.e. joy). Use each letter to start off a new stanza. In each stanza refer to something that gives you that emotion. Each stanza can be as many lines as you like but more than one. Add a single line on the end and use the emotion word within it. Pull your…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: someone in your life who you could categorize as a villain. Your form is: three stanzas of three full lines each. Do not name the person or a particular event but include the…
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: loss of power Your form is: cinquain Form layout: Line One – Two Syllables Line Two – Four Syllables Line Three – Six Syllables Line Four – Eight Syllables Line Five – Two Syllables Example by Adelaide Crapsey Listen… With faint dry sound, Like steps of passing ghosts,…
Use the following five words to compose an eight line poem: pleasure, connection, assumptions, plan, black.
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.
Your topic is: swimming at the lake. Your form is: whitney