Prompts 8/8

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Oct 17, 20211 min

Answer Me This: Poetry Prompt

Write a poem that answers the following questions, or at least entertains the questions if no answers are forthcoming. You can be strict...

Oct 10, 20212 min

Great First Line!: Poetry Prompt

Steal--and give credit, of course--to another writer! This poem (essay or piece of fiction) requires an epigraph. That's right--it is...

Oct 3, 20211 min

Borders: Poetry Prompt

We are so used to “seeing” the world as a series of country borders, and then more borders inside those countries, signifying states,...

Sep 26, 20211 min

I Love My Body: Poetry Prompt

This week's prompt takes its cue from today's poem, Judith H. Montgomery's "Breastbone Ode." Write a poem that celebrates a body part,...

Sep 19, 20211 min

The Gift of Positivity: Poetry Prompt

In the poem I posted today, William Stafford wrote: "Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you...

Sep 9, 20211 min

Start with a Fact: Poetry Prompt

Choose one of the facts below and use it to jumpstart a poem. 1.) Only 6 people attended the funeral of Thomas Paine 2.) Oregon grows 99%...