Poetry Wednesdays
Your topic: the sharp edge of a sword
Your form: dorsimbra.
Your topic: the woman in the red ruffled dress. Your form: three Pantoum stanzas.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: the thin red line. Your form is: free from it.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: mischief and weekenders. Your form is: five stanzas of five equally spaced lines — name piece after a weekend i.e. “October 13, 2012”.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: today. Your form is: write a 43 word poem.
Turn the television on. Jot down the first five full sentences you hear (don’t worry it doesn’t have to be perfect) from five channels. Don’t be picky use the first full lines you hear. Review the sentences and pick three consecutive words from each line. Rearrange them in to a poem adding words as necessary…
Your topic is mossy trees. Your form is: couplet