For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise.
Your topic is: aches and pains.
Your form is: eight stanzas with a minimum of three lines each. The last word of each stanza should rhyme with the last word of the following stanza.
Randomly rip a sheet out of an old magazine (a text page, not an image page) cut it into 20 strips lengthwise and then gather the strips together and cut across thirty times. Put the pieces in a cup. Pull out 15 pieces and lay them in front of you so the text is upright….
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.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: hot steamy showers. Your form is: free write for fifteen minutes about topic. Go through afterwards and put a line through any groups of three words until you can whittle it down to…
Your topic is: guarantees. Your form is: pleiades.
For the poetry writers (even if you don’t write poetry give it a try). Your topic is: something you cannot live without. Your form is: pleiades.
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 three stanzas. The word does not have to be first in line but do not switch lines. The title is a suggestion and can be changed only…