Poetry Wednesdays
For the poetry writers.
Your topic is: healing hands
Your form is: narrative
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: long eyelashes Your form is: Lune (the English alternative to the Japanese Haiku) Brief description: 13 syllable (5 / 3 / 5) with no capitals or punctuation. Topic is not limited to nature. ex: they are given to hold close, not air, not each other * reference: Handbook…
Your topic is: men and women Your form is: Write a 12 line poem (divide into stanzas or not) and include one plural within each line.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: someone in your life who you could categorize as a villain. Your form is: three stanzas of three full lines each. Do not name the person or a particular event but include the…
Your topic: it does not have to be the main topic but you must mention the word “unicorn”. Your form is: Write a three stanza poem with a spoonerism in the first one and its alternative in the third. Example of spoonerism: a shoving leopard / a loving shepherd (W.A. Spooner)
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: garters and pearls. Your form is: Free write for fifteen minutes about the topic and then go through and pick out especially good sentences (or phrases) and make them into a seven line…
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: crinolines and hoops. Your form is: five stanzas of four lines each. The second stanza must be smaller than the first and the third must be smaller than the second. Increase the fourth…