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This week let’s write a lamb poem. Our species domesticated theirs about ten thousand years ago so we have plenty ancient symbols and metaphors to work with. If, like me, you’ve never really gotten to know a lamb, ram or ewe, here are a few fun facts to get you started. Post your mutton in … Continue reading
This week let’s write a pebble poem. They’re frequently underfoot, sometimes painfully so, but they still deserve poetry. Polish your pebble into a diamond and post it in the comments below.
This week let’s write a poem with the words animal, chief and limit in it. This is another of those prompts where I randomly choose three words from a list of the top 1000 words in the English language plus a few of my favorites. Post your poems in the comments below.
This week let’s write a purpose poem. Do poems have to have a purpose? Do people? Prompts obviously have a purpose: to produce poetry. Post your purpose-driven poem in the comment below.
Don’t flutter by this prompt. Post your poems in the comments below.
This week let’s write a cardinal poem. I saw a couple of cardinals in a tree yesterday. I’m referring to the bird not the Catholics but your poem can be about either of those or even the adjectival form of the word. Dazzle us with your bright red poetry in the comments below.
This week let’s write a poem with the words governor, sunflower and warm in it. This is another of those prompts where I randomly choose three words from a list of the top 1000 words in the English language plus a few of my favorites. Post your poems in the comments below.
Over the weekend, my fellow Living Poet and regular prompeteer JeanMarie Olivieri and I both had poems inspired by the Climate Crisis published at the Extinction Rebellion Creative Hub, so for this week’s prompt, let’s write a Climate Crisis poem. Feel free to post your poem in the comment below. XR happily accepts previously published … Continue reading
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