writing prompts for poets

For the poetry writers. Your topic is: New York City. Your form is: ghazal

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 is: avoiding the truth. Your form is: Write a 13 line poem. Within each line there must be three words beginning with the same letter but each line must focus on a different letter. You can repeat one of the letters in the last line or repeat one of the lines for the…

Your topic: mornings with a loved one. Your form: thirteen lines — using a number or referring to a number on each line.

Your topic is visual cues — do not use the words visual cues as you write. Your form is: free write one stanza of five full lines and each line continuing on to the next.

For the poetry writers. Your topic is: being wound too tight Your form is: three stanzas of three lines each. Each a-line must start with a five letter word. Each b-line must start with an “s” word. Each c-line must use the last word of a-line within it. a b c a b c a…

Your topic is: spring’s first bloom. Your form is: use the following letters to start each line. Line One: H Line Two: O Line Three: T Line Four: S Line Five: H Line Six: O Line Seven: T Line Eight: S Line Nine: S Line Ten: T Line Eleven: E Line Twelve: O

For the poetry writers. Your topic is: razors Your form is: pleiades