Prompts for poetry

... short phrases. But the more stripped down, the better. For example, there are a couple of writers groups on LiveJournal who post weekly prompts for flash fiction. These consist of four random words ... 8 minutes. You know that 6-word Hemingway story: "For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn."? Brilliant, huh? Concise, ... at both ends of the spectrum: novels and poetry, and that I'm so completely inept at ... ... they are good prompts, so I thought I'd include them again this year.NATIONAL POETRY MONTH: WRITE EVERY ... journey and giving instructions or advice or even warnings for the journey.11. Write a poem of at ... rewrite it from the viewpoint of another character. For example, use the wolf to tell the story of ... "To My Birth").15. Write about someone waiting for something.16. Write about a color without naming ... I’ve been having so much fun drawing inspiration from poetry prompts, that I thought I’d launch my own.  And since ... right stuff. You just have to hang tough.” Does anyone fall for that line?  And here’s my Annoying Advice haiku: When somebody ... that?” Doubt perversely fades. Technorati Tags: Limerick and Haiku Prompts, Poetry Prompts, Annoying Advice [Feed Copyright Madkane.com - Laugh, Giggle, But ...

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... is a community of people who gather to share poetry. We provide weekly prompts which are Totally Optional, read each other's offerings ... that’s required to participate is an Internet connection, gobs of love for the P word, an interest in collaborative poetry, and ... and generosity toward your fellow participants. ... another new and classy poetry site. This is a 'sister site' to fertile ground. There ...

... be the last organized edition of the Thursday "Traveling Poetry Show." A big thank you to Delia, Carolee, ... own thing on Thursdays isn't quite enough for you, there are several other projects out there ... s book Poemcrazy if you are looking for some poetry and writing prompts to get yourself going :On the eve of National Poetry Prompt Appreciation Day, which Jay Robinson and I have just now declared, we are offering you a cornucopia of poetry exercises to jump start your writing. I know that some people don't like prompts, and think you should rely on your own bad self for inspiration. But for those of us who need an assignment, or some kind ... Enough with the light limericks for today!  Here’s some heavy haiku, inspired by a handful of poetry prompts. First up:  It’s A Blog Eat Blog World serves us gravy as inspiration ... do with this haiku using that trio of words: Modern radio Fails to compensate for our Dying symphonies. Finally, Haiku Sunday requests haiku about belonging: All my belongings— ... The ladies of Poetry Thursday have decided to take ... are in the southern hemisphere), the columns and weekly prompts will not appear as they usually do. However, ... to add a comment with your Thursday contribution. For those of you worried about what you will ... to dive into the library of more than 50 prompts. There is also the “Random Prompt Generator” in ...

Via We Heart It Today, my chers, I participated in my first 5K.  I participated as a walker, not a runner, but to be honest, I never anticipated myself even thinking of doing one–let alone actually doing it.  It doesn’t matter that I only walked it, because in my mind I’m a champion who ran the distance, did the impossible, jumped in to something new. I’m proud of myself. The fella is proud of me. I did something new. The 5K just marks another little line of changes in my life. I ... people's poems get noticed.]These are not your usual poetry prompts; they deal not at all with form. They ... though not a poem -- I am going to use them for today's NaPoWriMo post. If you write from any of ... , and I'll bring the link up under the prompts so that we can all go visit the results. ... , I may use one or two of these myself.PROMPTS: What color is water? Use these three words: salt, ...

Picture CC from DuneChaser Four people got to this blog today searching for “wolverine poems.” I hate to leave people disappointed. I’m not sure which wolverine they’re looking for so I’m covering my bases. Wolverine: The Haiku Wolverine is the man with adamantium bones and sharp claws. Wolverine: The Animal Carcajou, skunk bear, you glutton! I call you out as a big weasel. This did inspire me but it also got me thinking about how many fun sources for poetry/writing prompt

Today’s Remix Culture class is about the Gutenberg Parenthesis: a cultural realm where it is felt that cultural products should be original, independent, autonomous compositions — the individual achievement and the individual property of those who create them. I first encountered the concept at Tom Pettitt’s plenary keynote at Media in Transition 5 conference in 2005. Here’s a PDF of his talk , or you can watch a video of his actual presentatiI am feeling extremely random today. I am filled with brief thoughts but cannot seem to paste them together into a coherent article. Time keeps passing and I know people want their prompts. Anyone who blogs knows that this can only result in a list post. So without further ado: Six random thoughts about poetry: You should buy at least four new books by current poets each year. It isn’t that much money and it helps support poetry. If you ever write a book you will want other people to buy I noticed today that the number of poems being posted in response to the project has started to slow. We are two-thirds of the way through the thirty days. When they hold marathons, this is where most people who will drop out, do drop out. The runners are tired and the finish line still seems a long way away. It’s time for a pep talk and a reality check. It’s time to get back in the race. Here are a few things to keep in mind as we enter the home stretch. This isn’t a poem-a-day project. The

Day Two of Together We Will Attempt to Write A Book about Tuscaloosa Prompts... Celebrate. Add to " The thing to do in Tuscaloosa..." Add to neighborhood piece by using these phrases as a beginning: In a neighborhood, on one side... In a neighborhood, on the other side... In the house across the street... In this house... In this neighborhood... says... says... says... Why should we write this "book", write about Tuscaloosa? Who should we write it for? What are its alliances? Begin thSnack Attack How do you feed your horse? Do you ever feed treats to your horse by hand? Do you allow others to hand-feed treats to your horse? This week, a teen at our barn was injured, while feeding a corn cob to her horse. Her docile grey Quarab began to choke on the corn cob, so she reached into his mouth to grab it. The horse bit down on the corn cob and his young owner’s hand, nearly severing one of her fingers. A simple horse snack became a quick trip to the emerg

The Center for Practical Bioethics is a nonprofit, free-standing and independent organization nationally recognized for its work in practical bioethics.Together: We Will Attempt to Write a Book about Tuscaloosa. a workshop I'm attempting this week at U of Alabama. description... Guy Debord wrote that in the derive "one or more persons during a certain period drop their relations, their work and leisure activities, and all their other usual motives for movement and action, and let themselves be drawn by the attractions of the terrain and the encounters they find there." We will attempt this; attempt to write something that captures the flow Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, September 20th, 2009 Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS. The RialtoBy Samuel Prout1800s This week, for Sunday, September 20th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words: relateriverroll This week, we celebrate the birthday of British watercolor artist Samuel Prout, who was born on September 17, 1783. To honor this artist SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt. Above:Travellers on a Path in an Extensive LandsSep.13, 2009 in Uncategorized Product DescriptionThe Body of Poetry collects essays, reviews, and memoir by Annie Finch, one of the brightest poet-critics of her generation. Finch’s germinal work on the art of verse has earned her the admiration of a wide range of poets, from new formalists to hip-hop writers. And her ongoing commitment to women’s poetry has brought Finch a substantial following as a “postmodern poetess” whose critical writing embraces the past while establishing bold new

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It’s September again, and time for my yearly project, 30 Poems in 30 Days. I’ve been on a blogging sabbatical for quite some time, and I wasn’t quite sure I would do this again, but I find that the urge is still in me, so I am moving forward. I haven’t advertised this and I don’t plan on pushing it anywhere. I’m doing it for me this year, though I welcome those who want to come along on the journey. I am purposely not looking at my posts from the past two years. I think I would go crazy trying tProvides consumer information on life insurance, car insurance, business, home, and individual or group health insurance.by Dana Guthrie Martin Hawk by sabeth718 Some of you might be familiar with Postal Poetry , a site Dave Bonta and I managed for a number of months from 2008 to 2009. Anyway, we’ve decided to try something similar here: a contest for electronic poetry postcards. How does it work? Simple. You take the image above and add a poem to it. As with Postal Poetry, the text must appear on the image itself. (This

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, September 13, 2009 Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS. Girls in a TaxiBy Beryl Cook1991 This week, for Sunday, September 13th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words: shakestepstir This week, we celebrate the birthday of British artist Beryl Cook, who was born on September 10, 1926.To honor this artist SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt. Above:TennisBy Beryl Cook1988Below:Tea in the GardenBy Beryl Cookby the Read Write Poem Staff The new Read Write Poem social network and online magazine has been live for a month now. We thought it would be nice to share our vision and mission statements at this tiniest of anniversary dates. These statements are also located under our About page, but we want to make sure every member has the chance to see them here on the main site. We also want to take the opportunity to thank everyone for making this community as vibrant, inclusive

Writing poetry can be a challenge, and writing 30 poems in 30 days is quite a task. There will always be days in which you just don’t feel very creative or inspired. Words that seemed to flow on one day are tangled and frozen on another day. This happens to everyone. Here are a few things I do to get unstuck. Meditate. I have several guided meditations on my iPod. I download them for free from http://www.zenworlds.com/ . I also have my own simple meditations. I usually focus on a single word Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, September 6th, 2009 Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS. Wanderer Above the Sea of FogBy Caspar David Friedrich1818 This week, for Sunday, September 6th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words: barebarkbeside This week, we celebrate the birthday of Caspar David Friedrich, German landscape painter, who was born on September 5, 1774. To honor this artist SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt. Above:The Abbeyby the Read Write Poem staff The System strongly prefers that your poems remain deeply buried secrets until you submit them to a publisher or journal. In general, editors don’t want poems that have been previously published, and some of them consider poems on personal blogs as “published.” The spectrum of preferences and guidelines is broad. It’s tricky to be an editor. And it’s tricky to be a poet. Many of us here at Read Write Poem find sharing poetry on our blogs central to the way we gAll photos by Sara Skolnick This Labor Day weekend at Randall’s Island, NYC, Made Events held its first Electric Zoo festival. LWE sent Chris Miller and Shuja Haider to scope it out. Electric Zoo instantly distinguishes itself as one of very few large dance music festivals in the Northeast. In spite of its disco and house pedigree, New York has not been home to an event comparable to Detroit’s Movement Festival; one attempt in 2008, Minitek, was notoriously plagued by technical difficultie