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Happy National Poetry Month: April! Today’s prompt: courtesy of Robert Lee Brewer ‘Poetic Asides’ write a ‘s/he said’ poem Let’s get to it!
Happy Exciting National Poetry Month: April! Today’s prompt – courtesy of Robert Lee Brewer ‘Poetic Asides’: write a foolish poem. Let’s wet the lead and scribble!
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
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