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This week let’s write an “is” and “is not” poem. A few weeks ago, Living Poetry’s own JeanMarie Olivieri wrote an insightful poem about cheating, listing what is cheating and what is not. Have a look at her poem then write your own along those same lines. It doesn’t have to be about cheating, just … Continue reading
This week let’s write a poem with the words art, destroy and laugh 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 an exaggeration poem. We all know that poets always tell the truth in their poems but it’s okay to exaggerate occasionally. Tell us a tall tale. Describe in glorious detail that fish that got away. But whatever you come up with, post your poem in the comments below.
It always feels like May is the start of a new year for poetry. So let’s hop to it and post a new poem in the comments below.
On this fifth Monday of March, here’s a musical prompt for your poetry. Listen to this two and a half minute piece of music and post a poem in the comments below. National Poetry Month starts on Wednesday and many of us will be engaged in the April Poem-a-Day Challenge. As we’ll be inundated with … Continue reading
This week, let’s write an obsequious poem. This is one of my favorite words and doesn’t get enough use so let’s change that! Think United States Cabinet meeting for the last year or so where all the Secretaries of Whatever heap their praise and admiration for our Dear Leader but don’t write that poem. The … Continue reading
This week let’s write a poem with the words condition, five and rapid 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. (I plugged “Condition, … Continue reading
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