Use the partial phrase, “fancy does you good” at least three times in a five stanza poem. You can use any variation of the phrase that you wish but it must appear three times in three separate stanzas.
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Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: being lost (can be emotional or physical or both). Your form is: minimum of three stanzas of three lines each. Each a-line must start with a five letter word. Each b-line must start with the same letter. Each c-line must use the last word of a-line within it. [...]
Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: finding out that you have been cheated. Your form is: write two stanzas using the rhyming form of ottavia rima. If the momentum suits go longer. If you want to try and further your challenge keep each line to eleven syllables. a b a b a b c [...]
Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: New York City. Your form is: ghazal
Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: God (or whatever representation of a spiritual deity that you use) and the big mistake. Your form is: a poetic letter. Use the salutation as the title i.e. Dear God.
Poetry Wednesday
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: enjoying speed. Your form is: free write for ten minutes then read it over drawing out the best points and arranging the words into a sharp point using how many words necessary to create the peak. It can be a short peak like shown or wider. a aa [...]
Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: growing up on the coast. Your form is: free verse.
Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: lawnmowers and summer haze. Your form is: three stanzas of three lines each. The last word of the first line of each stanza must be the first word of the third line in the second and third stanza. The last one must scoop back around to the last [...]
Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: security blankets. Your form is: an irregular lined poem with at least seven words that begin with the letter “P”. Except do it single spaced, for some reason I could only do this double spaced with in the post. ex. xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [...]
Poetry Wednesdays
Your topic: it does not have to be the main topic but you must mention the word “unicorn”. Your form is: Write a three stanza poem with a spoonerism in the first one and its alternative in the third. Example of spoonerism: a shoving leopard / a loving shepherd (W.A. Spooner)
Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: the undying friendship between two boys. Your form is: Skeltonic Verse (each line has three to six words and the last word rhymes with the last word of the line prior. Go with the flow with the rhyming switching off when it feels right to you). Excerpt example [...]
Poetry Wednesday
Your topic is: avoiding the truth. Your form is: Write a 13 line poem. Within each line there must be three words beginning with the same letter but each line must focus on a different letter. You can repeat one of the letters in the last line or repeat one of the lines for the [...]
Poetry Wednesdays
Your topic is: growing tomatoes. Your form is: Write a 8 line poem (divide into 2 stanzas of unequal lines) without using the word “red”.
