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For today’s poem, write a farewell poem. It can be addressed to anyone or anything – autumn, an old flame, a totaled car, or a fear of flying, just to name a few. Happy writing! Pamela
Here’s a visual prompt to inspire our words today. Thanks to LP member Ron Jackson for posting this fantastic photo by Mike Mezeul II. Happy writing! Pamela
For today’s prompt, use one of the titles of the poetry collections of former poet laureate Mark Strand, who passed away on Saturday. You may use it anywhere in your poem (title, first line, last line, acrostic, etc.). Sleeping with One Eye Open Reasons for Moving Darker The Story of Our Lives The Monument The Late Hour The … Continue reading
For today’s prompt, choose a poem from Naomi Shihab Nye’s Tender Spot (Bloodaxe Books, 2008) as the title for your poem. Here are a few suggestions: The Art of Disappearing Daily Making a Fist Two Countries Voices From Here to There Stone House Cross that Line Living with Mistakes What Happened to the Air Happy writing! PT
Today’s visual prompt comes from BBC’s Week in Pictures for October 4-10, 2014. This car was found after heavy floods in southern France. Happy writing! PT
For today’s prompt, pick one of these themes for your poem: The Hustle Vows & Commitments Displacement Gray Area After writing your poem, you may want to consider sending it to the Intentional Quarterly, which is now accepting fiction, poetry, literary journalism, creative nonfiction and memoir submissions for these themes. Visit http://www.theintentional.com for more information … Continue reading
On Sunday, October 12th, four amazing poets were inducted into the NC Literary Hall of Fame: Betty Adcock, Ronald Bayes, Jaki Shelton Green, and Shelby Stephenson. These esteemed poets joined the ranks of Maya Angelou, James Applewhite, John Hope Franklin, Randall Jarrell, and Sam Ragan. Writers selected for induction into the North Carolina Literary Hall … Continue reading
For today’s prompt, try your hand at a poetic form called a pensée. This form consists of 5 lines with the following syllable structure: 2-4-7-8-6. Each poem follows this scheme Line 1 is the subject Line 2 gives description Line 3, action Line 4, the setting Line 5, final thought Good luck! Pamela
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