Hasn’t it been a great week at Read Write Poem? If you haven’t checked in for a while, do look at the recent articles. Fascinating poetry discussions abound!
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Revision: the bane of my poetic existence. I dislike it so much that I titled this post after the opening line of Marianne Moore’s “Poetry“—a poem which started out as 29 lines when it appeared in print in 1921, to a succinct four lines in the 1967 version.*
But the truth is most poets, including yours [...]

The prompt this week is the first line from Lucille Clifton’s poem, “Miss Rosie“:
when I watch you
Close your eyes for a few moments and take a some slow, deep breaths. Think to yourself this line:

when I watch you
Who are you watching? What sounds and smells do you recall? Where are you? Write a poem about [...]

Dear Muse: How do I avoid listening to thee? Let me count the ways … reading blogs, reading books/magazines, eating, watching television, organizing something, socializing, cleaning the house, doodling, working, going for a walk, running errands, balancing checkbooks and doing intense exercise. It’s interesting to see our methods of procrastination in one list. Look [...]

Did you mix and match this week? Did you try a new poetic form on, or try something outside your usual style? Let us know, and put a link to your poem in the comments.
Was your inspiration from something or somewhere else entirely? Tell us about it.
(We’re curious: Did you get to visit protestpoems.org this [...]