For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: silver and brass. Your form is: free write for fifteen minutes then edit it down to eight lines and two stanzas.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: crinolines and hoops. Your form is: five stanzas of four lines each. The second stanza must be smaller than the first and the third must be smaller than the second. Increase the fourth…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: posing as someone else. Your form is: three stanzas of six lines each. The last word of the first line of each stanza must begin the first line of the next stanza (the…
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…
For the poetry writers (even if don’t write poetry give it a try). Your topic is: flying on an airplane to a funeral. Your form is: lilibonelle.
For the poetry writers (even if you do not write poetry give it a try). Your topic is: apples. Well sort of. Your form is: Choose at least 7 apple names from this variety list. Use the names of seven varieties of apples to write about nothing to do with apples — that’s how fun…
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 don’t write poetry give it a try). Your topic is: saying goodbye. Your form is: Cinquain