PoeWar » Poetry http://www.poewar.com Writing Career Center Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:50:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 30 Prompts – 30 Poems in 30 Days http://www.poewar.com/30-prompts-30-poems-in-30-days/ http://www.poewar.com/30-prompts-30-poems-in-30-days/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 23:30:25 +0000 John Hewitt http://www.poewar.com/?p=10131

The action for 30 Poems in 30 Days has clearly moved from the blog to Facebook, so I am posting all 30 prompts here, but encourage people to write there.

Day 1
Write a love poem that is specifically NOT about romantic love. Some subjects you might consider are family members such as parents or kids, pets, sports cars, pizza, friends — whatever moves you.

Day 2
Write a poem that involves a sequence of events or steps such as a process, a recipe, instructions, or anything that could only happen in a certain order.

Day 3
Write a poem about a road trip or another travel experience.

Day 4
Write a poem that includes a door opening or closing.

Day 5
Write a poem about an impossible event.

Day 6
(Submitted by Leigh ) Write a poem a poem about someone or something you hate.

Day 7
(Inspired by Helen Patrice) Write a poem about your relationship with an inanimate object (mountain, kettle, fireplace, jewelry, house, book, etc.)?

Day 8
Write a poem about an ironic situation or moment.

Day 9
Write a poem that includes at least three words that end with gle (giggle, wrangle, single, dangle, tingle, mingle, toggle)

Day 10
Write a poem that includes a delivery or an arrival.

Day 11
Write a poem about your memories of a historic event.

Day 12
Write a poem about doing something for the last time.

Day 13
Write a poem with dialog in it.

Day 14
Write a poem that includes a change in the weather.

Day 15
Write a poem that includes a broken object.
Day 16
Write a poem about playing a game.

Day 17
Write a poem that includes three words with four syllables or more.

Day 18
Write a poem about the city, town, locale that you live in.

Day 19
Write a poem that includes meditation. sleep or deep thought.

Day 20
Write a poem that includes three related objects (e.g. water, steam, ice) or actions (e.g. walking, jogging, running).

Day 21
Write a poem that answers a question.

Day 22
Write a poem about leaving something behind.

Day 23
Write a poem that includes three parts of the body.

Day 24
Write a poem about an urge.

Day 25
Write a poem that includes a literary or pop culture reference.

Day 26
Write a poem that includes an animal.

Day 27
Write a poem that includes food.

Day 28
Write a poem about building something.

Day 29
Write a poem that includes driving.

Day 30
Write a poem that includes the number 30.

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Write a poem about your memories of a historic event.

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Today’s Poetry Prompt

Write a poem that includes a delivery or an arrival.

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Today’s Poetry Prompt

Write a poem that includes at least three words that end with gle (giggle, wrangle, single, dangle, tingle, mingle, toggle)

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Today’s Poetry Prompt

Write a poem about an ironic situation or moment.

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Poetry Prompt

 

(Inspired by Helen Patrice) Write a poem about your relationship with an inanimate object (mountain, kettle, fireplace, jewelry, house, book, etc.)?

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Today’s Poetry Prompt

(Submitted by Leigh ) Write a poem a poem about someone or something you hate.

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Today’s Poetry Prompt

Write a poem about an impossible event.

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Today’s Poetry Prompt

Write a poem that includes a door opening or closing.

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Today’s Poetry Prompt

Write a poem about a road trip or another travel experience.

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