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This week let’s write a poem about being deaf. I’ve always thought I’d rather lose my sight than my hearing but I think it would be much more difficult for me to write poetry blind than deaf. I’m eager to “hear” your comments below.
This week let’s write a Halloween poem because tomorrow’s Halloween. Make the costumed beggars listen to your poem before you give them any candy. Share your work with others tonight at the Living Poetry Halloween Open Mic on Zoom and, of course, post your treat in the comments below.
This week let’s write an apple poem. When I lived in New England, this time of year, I’d be in the local orchard, picking my own fresh from the branch and leave with a peck and a couple of gallons of unpasteurized cider. I even miss the smell of them rotting on the ground. But … Continue reading
This week let’s write a poem with the words fill, fish and pumpkin in it. This is another of those prompts where I (mostly) 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.
It’s getting to be that time of year, so let’s write a spooky poem. It could be a poetic ghost story or maybe describe a haunted house. Let’s get it started now then it can be revised and ready for the Big Day at the end of the month.
I try to keep the text brief and cryptic on these visual prompts so as not to influence my fellow poets too much but this Monday I want to note that it’s Banned Books Week and hope you’ll take up the theme of “Let Freedom Read”.
This week lets write a leaf poem. Leaves don’t just grow on trees. They also can be inserted into tables to accommodate more guests or can be made of gold or silver foil. Whichever leaves you choose, post your foliage in the comments below.
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