Time to write some poetry. Here are some fun Poetry Prompts to get you started.
Your topic is: bruises Your form is: Bouts-Rimés How it works. I give you a list of rhyming words for the end of a specific line in each stanza and you write a coherent poem using the words at the end of each line. bruise man choose plan felon just melon dust worry matter hurry…
Your topic is: simplicity Your form is: Tanka — five lines with or without syllable counting 1. short line / 5 syllables 2. long line / 7 syllables 3. short line / 5 syllables 4. long line / 7 syllables 5. long line / 7 syllables Example: Is the inlaid box With a gilt hasp…
Your topic is: first dance Your form is: The Alphabet — As you write your poem the beginning of each line must correspond with the next letter of the alphabet. Don’t worry. It’s easier than it sounds. You can have a new sentence for each line or break up a sentence to get the letter…
Many have said that they would like to pick the moment of their death whiles others admit they wouldn’t like to know. Today, write a death poem about when it is acceptable in your heart for you to die. Keep in mind as you write, “If I could choose when would it be”. Use the…
Your topic: stick figures. Your form: three Pantoum stanzas.
Your topic: the blood of men. Your form: three Sapphic stanzas.
Your topic: a journey by car. Your form: twenty-four lines.
Your topic: the sharp edge of a sword Your form: dorsimbra.