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This week’s prompt: write a Renga It is a Japanese form that is written by several poets. Each poet writes one stanza and then hands it to the next poet. If you are part of a group or if your friends write, get 3-5 poets to agree with you to write a Renga. If you … Continue reading
This week’s prompt: write a poem about a jar of buttons Buttons are not just used for mending clothing, they are also collected or used in arts & crafts projects, for decoration, etc. Here is an example by Ted Kooser. Happy Writing!
This week’s prompt: visual prompt
This week’s prompt: “your voice is sand scattered in wind”. This is the last line in the poem ‘Afterword’ by Louise Glueck. I thought it was striking to think of my voice as sand that scatters in the wind. Does this statement have a positive or negative connotation to you? Does the metaphor relate for you to … Continue reading
This week’s prompt: visual prompt… Happy Writing!
This week’s prompt: write a 10 word poem One of my favorite exercises! Brevity can really distill a situation or emotion down to its essence. Write a poem with just 10 words. Here is a website that has published (up until 2014) 6-word stories. And here are my attempts at 10 word poems: Whether … Continue reading
This week’s prompt: write an Alba / Aubade or an Ode An Aubade is a love song sung at dawn. The setting at dawn usually plays a role in the poem. If you are not so much into love songs, pick the Ode, which sings the praise of a person or object, such as Shelley’s … Continue reading
This week’s prompt: bravery, courage Write a poem consisting of an image that expresses courage or bravery to you. If you see courage expressed what does it look like? If you have multiple scenes in your head write a sequence poem. Or write about a time when you had to muster quite a bit of courage. … Continue reading
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