Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: thin crust pizza.
Your form is: three stanzas. The first line of each stanza must start with a topping.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: thin crust pizza.
Your form is: three stanzas. The first line of each stanza must start with a topping.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Write a poem using the words in the following two stanzas. The word does not have to be first in line but do not switch between lines. The title is a suggestion and can be changed…
Compose a poem using the following stanza formation and words. The words can be moved around within the line and you can change the tense of the word if necessary. The dots are used to designate new lines and are not to be used in your final piece: obsessive tourmaline wrought musing drive eye lonely…
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: holding hands with someone you care about. Your form is: free verse.
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: plaid shirts and wool ties. 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…
Your topic: it does not have to be the main topic but you must mention the word “unicorn”. Your form is: Write a three stanza poem with a spoonerism in the first one and its alternative in the third. Example of spoonerism: a shoving leopard / a loving shepherd (W.A. Spooner)