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August Musical Poetry Prompt

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It’s the fifth Monday of the month, so this week let’s write a poem to this piece of music. Just let it play. Maybe put it on loop since it’s not too long and see what feelings form then write a poem and post it in the comments below.

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, where he has hosted monthly workshops for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2021, 2024 & 2025 as well as the Best of the Net Anthology in 2024. His work has appeared in The Lake, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Panoply, Tipton Poetry Journal, the Gyroscope Review and the Naugatuck River Review among others.

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14 thoughts on “August Musical Poetry Prompt”

  1. Chico’s Mom's avatar

    The musical prompts are my favorite.

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    Posted by Chico’s Mom | August 31, 2026, 9:13 AM
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  2. Maggie's avatar

    Here’s my take Bart 💜

    Monday Poetry with Bart

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    Posted by Maggie | August 31, 2026, 12:01 PM
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  4. MC Onbeat's avatar

    Looping the Massenet while scribbling, and the strings kept pushing my lines toward longer vowels. Funny how that works. I picked up freestyle rap a few months ago and prompts like this exercise the same muscle: bar by bar, don’t overthink, just land the line. Here’s what came out of the loop:Silver bows on quiet strings,evening hums, the record sings.No crown, no stage, no grand design,just Monday rain and an honest line.

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    Posted by MC Onbeat | September 1, 2026, 1:20 PM
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  5. Chico’s Mom's avatar

    Steep

    bring back my heart
    melted by the start

    first hiss of the bow
    drug down by the undertow

    that beautiful sound
    the world outside, drown

    fill my thoughts with each passing glide
    deeper into the melody – slide

    each note dripping with honey so sweet
    time, beginning and end, meet

    no other instrument creates such pearls
    allow my heart to unfurl

    sweet notes, play
    melt away all days

    time, beginning and end, meet
    keep my heart, in this joy, to steep

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    Posted by Chico’s Mom | September 1, 2026, 2:43 PM
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