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Monday Poetry Prompt: Wimpy

This week let’s write a wimpy poem. The poem itself shouldn’t be wimpy but should describe something feeble, powerless, impotent. Post your results below, if you wouldn’t mind too much.  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Snapshot

This week let’s write a snapshot poem. Focus in on a single moment in time then post the results below.  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Practice

This week let’s write a poem about practice. This could quite easily become an ars poetica poem so for extra points write about non-poetic practice poetically and post your results below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Unforgettable

This week let’s write an unforgettable poem. While we always try to write poems that are unforgettable, let’s make this one about not being able to forget, either for good or ill. Post which below.  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Thoughtful

This week, let’s write a thoughtful poem. Could it be that human intelligence comes from being social creatures? That would give our prompt a nice double meaning. Post your thoughtful thoughts below.  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Discord

This week let’s write a poem about discord. Let’s have conflict and chaos, clashes and confusion. Post your clamor below.

Monday Poetry Prompt: Earshot

This week let’s write a poem about being in earshot of something. Ever eavesdrop in a restaurant, overhear something you shouldn’t? Post what you learned below.  

Monday Poetry Prompt: Intriguing Words

We’ve made it to the last day of National Poetry Month! Hope you got a lot of writing done. Here’s my favorite prompt from last week on Poetic Asides. For today’s prompt, pick an intriguing and/or seldom-used word, make it the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. If you have a limited … Continue reading

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