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 — pell-mell

RANDOM WRITING TIP

Immerse yourself in an unfamiliar environment — maybe ask to observe people in a new work environment, visit a new park or outdoors space, or visit a different neighborhood in your town that is different than yours — and write a poem based on the experience.

RANDOM READING TIP

Make a ritual out of reading poetry. If you can, set aside the same time every day — even if it is just the last ten minutes before bed, or your morning bus ride, or whatever — and dedicate that time to poetry. Read from your favorite chair, or make a Sunday afternoon date for yourself at a local café to read and sip something yummy.

RANDOM COLLABORATING TIP

Visit a recent prose entry on another poet's blog. Find a poem in its text. (Be sure to ask permission first and then credit the other poet's musings in your final piece.)