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Poetry Wednesdays Writing Prompt

For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: yearning for spring. Your form is: Whitney.

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Poetry Wednesdays Writing Prompts

For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: arthritic hands. Your form is: nine stanzas of three to fine lines. Pull the title from the last line.

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Poetry Wednesdays Writing Prompt

For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: something hidden in tall grass. Your form is: one stanza of nine lines alternating five and seven words per line.

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Poetry Wednesdays Writing Prompt

For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: an angel’s wings. Your form is: Count-Up.

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Poetry Wednesdays Writing Prompt

For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: butter and buns. Your form is: Make a list of ten words that come to mind after reading the topic. Free write for fifteen minutes about the topic and add each of the [...]

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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. [...]

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Poetry Wednesdays

For the poetry writers. Your topic is: New York City. Your form is: ghazal

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Poetry Wednesdays

Your topic: mornings with a loved one. Your form: thirteen lines — using a number or referring to a number on each line.

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Poetry Wednesdays

Your topic is visual cues — do not use the words visual cues as you write. Your form is: free write one stanza of five full lines and each line continuing on to the next.

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Poetry Wednesdays

For the poetry writers. Your topic is: being wound too tight Your form is: three stanzas of three lines each. Each a-line must start with a five letter word. Each b-line must start with an “s” word. Each c-line must use the last word of a-line within it. a b c a b c a [...]

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Poetry Wednesdays

Your topic is: the rhythm of a relationship between a man and woman. Your form is: 7 line stanza — the last word of the preceding line starts the next. Example: In the deep dark ground Ground full of life and death Death of relatives and buddies…etc.

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