Poetry Wednesdays
Your topic: the blood of men.
Your form: three Sapphic stanzas.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: collections. Your form is: a sevenlings.
Your topic is visual cues — do not use the words visual cues as you write. Your form is: free write one stanza of five full lines and each line continuing on to the next.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: swimming with dolphins. Your form is: haiku.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: a rusty chain. Your form is: three stanza of three lines each. The first word of the first line of each stanza must be the last word of the third line in the second and third stanza. The last one must scoop back around to the last line…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: the smell of bacon and the clink of dishes. Your form is: four stanzas of three lines each. Each line should be at least nine words long.
Write a five stanza poem about the meaning of your name without ever using your actual name.