This week, we are using today's poem (Eurydice by Ocean Vuong) as our inspiration. The trick to this type of prompt is to make your piece...

Although it is a common trope in many types of literature and movies, taking a wrong turn is something everyone of us has done, and...

“Cleanliness is not next to godliness. It isn't even in the same neighborhood. No one has ever gotten a religious experience out of...

Jackie Kay's incredible poem, "Margaret's Moon," mentions the moon just once in her short poem (line four: "a hammock moon"). Most of her...

Walt Whitman has, among poetry in general, always been a comfort to me, and his poems have comforted many. More importantly, his poetry...

For today's prompt, choose one of the words from the list below and write about how it feels to be that or--even better--to have been...

I read so many wonderful poems when I went looking (in my collection of poems and poetry books and on online in journals), and am sorry I...

I admit it! I begin each day with Wordle, Quordle, and Hurdle, as well as the apps Red Herring and Word Search. And there are many other...

NEW BEGINNINGS ARE OFTEN DISGUISED AS PAINFUL ENDINGS--LAO TZU Although it has officially been spring for weeks, it has only felt like...

Was William Shakespeare actually born in April 23, 1564? We don't really know, but this is the date that is generally agreed upon for...

I hope you read today's blog poem, "Rolling Naked in the Morning Dew" by Pattiann Rogers before trying this prompt (if not, go read...

Use of the term "Easter Eggs" to refer to something hidden is, according to Dictionary.com, from the 1980s and the video games that I...

First, if you are not aware of what is happening to some literary journals, click here and here and read these articles about AI-written...

Trying to discern whether or not someone is a narcissist has become a favorite preoccupation for many Americans since 2018 (or...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...