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Monday Poetry Prompt: Relinquish

This week let’s write a relinquishing poem. Sometimes you just have to let it go. Not poetry, of course! But all that other stuff cluttering up your life. Write about relinquishing something and leave it in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Summer

Last Friday night was the Summer Solstice for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere and since a lot of us will be dealing with a heat wave this week, let’s write a summer poem. For our Southern Hemisphere poets, write a winter poem. Embrace the cold and dark or recall memories of winters past. … Continue reading

Monday Poetry Prompt: Game, Hot, Until

This week let’s write a poem with the words game, hot and until 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: Misanthropy

This week let’s write a misanthropy poem. While I’m sure none of you lovely poets out there are misanthropes, let’s try to imagine what it’s like to hold a deep dislike or distrust of your fellow human beings then post your poem in the comments below. (I couldn’t find a good picture for misanthropy so … Continue reading

Monday Poetry Prompt: Arctic, Slow, Wolf

This week let’s write a poem with the words Arctic, slow and wolf 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: Soaring

This week let’s write a soaring poem. Up, up and away but don’t forget post your poem in the comments below upon landing.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Disappointment

This week let’s write a disappointment poem. Describe how you were disappointed or how you disappointed someone else but don’t disappoint me, post your poem in the comments below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Happy, Leprechaun, Morning

This week let’s write a poem with the words happy, leprechaun and morning in it. This is another of those prompts where I (almost) 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.

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