NaPoWriMo PROMPT: For this prompt, you will need to fill out, in five minutes or less, the following “Almanac Questionnaire.” Then, use...

NaPoWriMo PROMPT: Today—off prompt Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb Maybe a Flamethrower Would Help Lying to myself...

NaPoWriMo PROMPT:  Find a poem in a language that you don’t know, and perform a “homophonic translation” on it. What does that mean? Well, ...

NapoWriPo PROMPT: Peruse the work of one or more of these twitter bots, and use a line or two, or a phrase or even a word that stands out...

NapoWriPo PROMPT : Today our prompt is an oldie-but-goodie: a poem based on a news article. Two Thousand Ducks  At a fancy S...

NapoWriPo PROMPT : Write a poem from the point of view of one person/animal/thing from Hieronymous Bosch’s famous (and famously bizarre) t...

NaPoWriMo PROMPT: “Twenty Little Poetry Projects,” The challenge is to use all on the list in the same poem. Of course, if you can’t fit ...

NaPoWriMo PROMPT : Write a poem based on an image from a dream. We don’t always remember our dreams, but images or ideas from them often s...

NaPoWriMo PROMPT: First, make a list of ten words. You can generate this list however you’d like – pull a book off the shelf and find ten...

NaPoWriMo Prompt:   I’d like to challenge you to write a self-portrait poem in which you make a specific action a metaphor for your life ....

I finally put together the story of The 2017 Eclipse from our house.  Thanks to Cindy and Ann for sharing photos. There were twenty p...

Prompt:  Artist Max Ernst was one of the pioneers of the Dada and Surrealism movements.  Be inspired by some of his painting titles (use t...

Prompt:  Write a poem in which you incorporate two outlandish lies.  These “lies” can be untruths about you (the poet) or they can be hist...

Prompt:  For the title of your poem complete the following:  “what if?” and structure your poem so that it contains three stanzas of any ...

Prompt:  Write a poem completely made up of dialog or an overheard conversation.  Extra credit—mention a recipe by name and/or the name of...

Prompt:  Write a poem that uses one of the following as a first line. “Because the earth’s axis is tilted by 23½ degrees…” or “Because t...