Today’s prompt is inspired by “Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Rising” by Paul Tran: https://poets.org/poem/taurus-sun-cancer-moon-scorpio-rising?mc_cid=a84a905363&mc_eid=f9ff4f27c3 The prompt: Write a self portrait in three parts. This can be… Read more “National Poetry Month – Day 11”
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National Poetry Month – Day 10
Today’s prompt is inspired by Prayer of the Shy Forest by Jennifer L. Knox https://poets.org/poem/prayer-shy-forest?mc_cid=80e1da61e6&mc_eid=f9ff4f27c3 The prompt: Recall a moment you can describe using sounds. Recall another… Read more “National Poetry Month – Day 10”
National Poetry Month – Day 9
Today’s prompt is inspired by from “The Ode of Ímr el Káis” by Imru al Qais, translated from the Arabic by Lady Anne Blunt and Wilfrid Scawen Blunt https://poets.org/poem/ode-imr-el-kais?mc_cid=09af85f576&mc_eid=f9ff4f27c3 The… Read more “National Poetry Month – Day 9”
National Poetry Month – Day 8
Today’s prompt is inspired by “My Lebanon” by Edna K. Saloomey https://poets.org/poem/my-lebanon?mc_cid=bc7d8ed457&mc_eid=f9ff4f27c3 The prompt: Write a four-stanza poem about a place you love, and follow an ABAB… Read more “National Poetry Month – Day 8”
National Poetry Month – Day 7
Today’s prompt is inspired by “Western Edge” by Carl Phillips https://poets.org/poem/western-edge?mc_cid=907879ea42&mc_eid=f9ff4f27c3 The prompt: Write a list of things you do every day. Once complete, examine your list… Read more “National Poetry Month – Day 7”
National Poetry Month – Day 6
Today’s prompt is inspired by “Dream Nest” by Dana Levin, which caan be found here: https://poets.org/poem/dream-nest?mc_cid=6d954d2044&mc_eid=f9ff4f27c3 The prompt: Write a persona poem inspired by your memory of… Read more “National Poetry Month – Day 6”
National Poetry Month – Day 5
Today’s prompt is inspired by “Virginia, Autumn” by Molly McCully Brown https://poets.org/poem/virginia-autumn?mc_cid=8923b9e6cb&mc_eid=f9ff4f27c3 The prompt: Consider a recent memory in which you noticed something beautiful in an unexpected… Read more “National Poetry Month – Day 5”
National Poetry Month – Day 4
This prompt is inspired by “I Dare You” by Dorianne Laux, which can be found here: https://poets.org/poem/i-dare-you?mc_cid=cae57ec1d3&mc_eid=f9ff4f27c3 The prompt is as follows: Recall an object (or several… Read more “National Poetry Month – Day 4”
National Poetry Month – Day 3
Today’s prompt is inspired by Grass, 1967 by Victoria Chang, which can be found here: https://poets.org/poem/grass-1967?mc_cid=7bc236d6c1&mc_eid=f9ff4f27c3 This poem is in conversation with this piece from Agnes Martin:… Read more “National Poetry Month – Day 3”
National Poetry Month – Day 2
Today’s prompt is inspired by Youth and Age by Kahlil Gibran https://poets.org/poem/youth-and-age-0 The prompt: Begin a poem with the phrase: “And in my youth I loved …”
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