poetry writing prompts

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…

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)

Your topic is: the Zombie War of 2026 Your form is: Write a 12 line poem (divide into stanzas or not) and include one plural within each line.

For the poetry writers. Your topic is: racing through town. Your form is: conversational poem, 3 stanzas, have the person who starts the conversation end it.

Your topic is: the sorrow of a broken heel. Your form is: Villanelle.