I Don't Mean to Brag, But . . . : Writing Prompt
Trying to discern whether or not someone is a narcissist has become a favorite preoccupation for many Americans since 2018 (or...
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marychristinedelea
- Mar 19
- 2 min
True Love: Writing Prompt
This week's writing prompt is in two stages, and you need to promise (promise!) that you will complete Part I before looking ahead to...
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marychristinedelea
- Mar 12
- 1 min
Imagine YOUR Neighbor: Writing Prompt
I don't always pull my prompts from the poem I posted, but when I do, it is a fairly blatant prompt. For this week's writing, imagine...
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marychristinedelea
- Mar 5
- 2 min
The Ghazal: Writing Prompt
If you are using this week's prompt to write a prose piece (or create visual art) or form poetry does not excite you at this point in...
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marychristinedelea
- Feb 26
- 1 min
It's a Word Buffet: Writing Prompt
I love buffets! I can try lots of different foods in small amounts. I don't have to decide between a garden salad and a Caesar salad--I...
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marychristinedelea
- Feb 19
- 1 min
Family Lore: Writing Prompt
Today's prompt was inspired by a poem I wrote recently. My father and I were driving together (no worries--I was the one driving!) and he...
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marychristinedelea
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Ode to Odes: Writing Prompt
I love odes, as you can tell by the number of odes I have posted on this blog. I especially love odes like the one by Kevin Young that I...
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marychristinedelea
- Feb 5
- 2 min
Can I Be Blamed?: Writing Prompt
We are going to use today's blog poem as the basis for this week's prompt; be sure to state after Chelsea Rathburn in between your title...
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marychristinedelea
- Jan 29
- 2 min
What Irish Has Taught Me: Writing Prompt
Happy end of January, beginning of February week! Last May, I started Duolingo, a language learning app. There are many languages...
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marychristinedelea
- Jan 22
- 2 min
Catch a Falling Star: Writing Prompt
The comet known as C/2022 E3 (Z.T.F.) will be visible to us here on earth for the next few weeks. It will be closest to our planet on...
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marychristinedelea
- Jan 15
- 2 min
In Honor of MLK, Jr.: Writing Prompt
The contributions made to America by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King are many and they are monumental. The writings and...
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marychristinedelea
- Jan 8
- 2 min
Welcome to January: Writing Prompt
January, like a few of our other months, takes its name from a Roman god, in this case, Janus. He is depicted as having two faces in the...
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marychristinedelea
- Jan 1
- 2 min
Compass: Writing Prompt
Happy New Year! Are you ready to write a new poem/story/essay/journal entry each week this year? And if you want/need to write more,...
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marychristinedelea
- Dec 25, 2022
- 1 min
Winter Wonderland: Writing Prompt
This week's prompt acknowledges that we all have different reactions to winter and its holidays. Write about winter. You can even use...
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marychristinedelea
- Dec 18, 2022
- 1 min
Parents in Winter: Writing Prompt
Read today's blog poem, "Cherries in Winter," by Claudette Mork Sigg. Then, if you do not know this poem by heart, go read/re-read Robert...
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marychristinedelea
- Dec 11, 2022
- 1 min
Stamps: Poetry Prompt
This week's prompt asks that you consider postage stamps. Write a poem that focuses on stamps in some way, or at least mentions a...
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marychristinedelea
- Dec 4, 2022
- 2 min
Best Worst: Poetry Prompt
One of my favorite classroom activities in my Composition classes was to put the students into small groups, then ask them--as a...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 27, 2022
- 2 min
Sonnet Adjacent: Poetry Prompt
Being as we are in a very traditional time of year--the holidays can turn even the most relaxed person into a crazed traditionalist about...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Did You Ever?: Poetry Prompt
This week's prompt very definitely lends itself to poems, essays, stories, one-act plays, performance art, and a lot of other things!...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 13, 2022
- 1 min
A Person, Place, or Thing: Poetry Prompt
In "When My Gender is First Named Disorder," torrin a. greathouse has created a poem filled with poetry-perfect nouns. They are specific,...
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