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Monday Poetry Prompt: Bee, Charge, Likely

This week let’s write a poem with the words bee, charge and likely 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.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Erosion

This week let’s write an erosion poem. What is the rain? What gets swept away? What remains? Let us know in the comments below.

July Visual Poetry Prompt

May the spark of inspiration flare before fingers are burnt.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Basic, Medical, Step

This week let’s write a poem with the words basic, medical and step 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.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Juneteenth

Happy Juneteenth, poets! Let’s write a poem to celebrate the day and post it in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Discovery

This week let’s write a discovery poem. So many options here, I won’t even bother to offer suggestions just be sure to post what you discover in the comments below.

June Visual Poetry Prompt

Poetry doesn’t take a holiday. Post your work in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Park

This week let’s write a park poem. For this prompt let’s use the noun instead of the verb but which kind of part is up to the poet. Write about a park in a city, a national park, an amusement park or any other kind of park. Post your park poem in the comments below.

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