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Have a listen to this famously sorrowful piece of classical music and write a poem to it. What kind of sorrow do you hear? Grief? Loneliness? Melancholia? Let us know in the comments below.
Last Friday night was the Summer Solstice for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere and since a lot of us will be dealing with a heat wave this week, let’s write a summer poem. For our Southern Hemisphere poets, write a winter poem. Embrace the cold and dark or recall memories of winters past. … Continue reading
This week let’s write a poem with the words game, hot and until 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 dry goods poem. I’d heard that term all my life but never really understood what was a dry good and what wasn’t until researching this prompt. Even though dry goods won’t spoil, post your poem promptly in the comments below.
Take a seat, write a poem, post it in the comments below.
This week let’s write a misanthropy poem. While I’m sure none of you lovely poets out there are misanthropes, let’s try to imagine what it’s like to hold a deep dislike or distrust of your fellow human beings then post your poem in the comments below. (I couldn’t find a good picture for misanthropy so … Continue reading
This week let’s write a poem with the words Arctic, slow and wolf 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 soaring poem. Up, up and away but don’t forget post your poem in the comments below upon landing.
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