NaPoWriMo Prompt – Day 13 (Words)
Write a poem incorporating at least 5 words (but as many as you like) from the word cloud above. Those who are visually impaired should visit the page from which the word cloud was built: 100 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language.
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompt – Day 12 (Photo)
If you’re like me, you might be a couple days behind on your NaPoWriMo challenge (30 poems in 30 days). The weekend is a perfect time to catch up. Use this prompt or use one of your own, anything that helps inspire you. Write a poem based on a photo. You can use the one above, showing a pair of trees through a wrought-iron fence, which I took this week in Independence Park, Old City, Philadelphia. Or you can view random interesting pictures from Flickr with their Explore / Interestingness tool. Alternatively, delve into online photo albums belonging to friends and family. The visually...
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompt – Day 11 (Opposite)
Choose a poem from Wild Violet or another source. Then write an "opposite" version of it, where you substitute each word in the original with a word meaning the opposite.
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompt – Day 10 (Dream)
For today’s prompt, it’s okay to daydream… Write a poem based on a dream. It could be a recent one or a recurring dream. To make the imagery pack more power, consider removing any references to “dream” and “sleep” from the poem. If you’d like, share a link to your poem in the comments. If you decide to paste your poem in the comments instead, remember that poems shared in the comments are not considered published in Wild...
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompt – Day 9 (List)
Write a list poem. Draw inspiration from either things you see or things you feel or things you imagine. Any topic will do. Don't overthink it!
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