Time to write some poetry. Here are some fun Poetry Prompts to get you started.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: finding out that you have been cheated. Your form is: write two stanzas using the rhyming form of ottavia rima. If the momentum suits go longer. If you want to try and further your challenge keep each line to eleven syllables. a b a b a b c…
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: New York City. Your form is: ghazal
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: God (or whatever representation of a spiritual deity that you use) and the big mistake. Your form is: a poetic letter. Use the salutation as the title i.e. Dear God.
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…
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: growing up on the coast. Your form is: free verse.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: lawnmowers and summer haze. Your form is: three stanzas of three lines each. The last word of the first line of each stanza must be the first word of the third line in the second and third stanza. The last one must scoop back around to the last…
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: security blankets. Your form is: an irregular lined poem with at least seven words that begin with the letter “P”. Except do it single spaced, for some reason I could only do this double spaced with in the post. ex. xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx…
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)