For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise.
Your topic is: unrequited love.
Your form is: free write for fifteen minutes then develop it into a block poem of seven lines.
Your topic is: the Zombie War of 2026 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: yearning for spring. Your form is: Whitney.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: lawnmowers and summer haze. Your form is: three stanzas of three lines each. The last word of the first line of each stanza must be the first word of the third line in the second and third stanza. The last one must scoop back around to the last…
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: the art of punishing a child. Your form is: ghazal
Your topic: self inflicted burns Your form: sestina
Your topic is: the sorrow of a broken heel. Your form is: Villanelle.