WEEKLY READ WRITE PROMPT

Aug. 18, 2008 — The current Get Your Poem On post is here. This is where you leave us a link to your blog, this week in response to Juliet's prompt to be in the moment.

POLL DANCE

Aug. 17, 2008 —This time the poll dance is a collaboration. Meet the Funnelcakes. And the monkeys.

There's a new poll up. But you can keep talking to or about the Funnelcakes for a while.

RANDOM PROMPTS

A different word or phrase will appear here each time you visit the site or refresh the page. Your current prompt is — jejune

RANDOM WRITING TIP

Try to think of something you’ve never read a poem about, and write a poem about that thing.

RANDOM READING TIP

Read a poem aloud. Do this by yourself if it makes you nervous, or share it with other poetry-lovers. Listen not just for meaning, but also for the sounds the poem makes. If you can, record yourself and listen to what you’ve read.

RANDOM COLLABORATING TIP

Use instant messaging to write a poem with a collaborator by taking turns one word, one phrase or one line at a time. With group chat, you can do this with more than one partner.