get your poem on #24

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get your poem on #22

Sorry this is late, folks! Deb set the the publish date wrong.
Did you write for someone else this week? Was it Ali Mohaqiq Nasab, or someone else? Let us know here, and put a link to your poem in the comments.
Perhaps some other act of free speech moved you. Tell us. Link us.
Was your inspiration [...]

get your poem on #21

It’s post time at Read Write Poem, this week about aunts you have know, or others - familiar or unfamiliar.
Or maybe you wrote about something else entirely. We care less about what got you started than reading what you wrote. Actually, we do like to hear what got you started. We like all things poetry-related, [...]

get your poem on #20

So what did you hear this week? We want to know!
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We hope you took the time to write something based on snippets of overheard conversations , [...]

get your poem on #19

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Be sure to check back through the week and see what others have written in response to ideas about garbage- or other environmental issues: Read Write Poem!
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get your poem on #18

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Be sure to check back through the week and see what others have written in response to ideas about trees, or writing from different viewpoints — or [...]

get your poem on #17

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get your poem on #16

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Be sure to check back through the week and see what others have written in response to this prompt or inspirations from other sources: Read Write Poem!
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get your poem on #15

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Be sure to check back in the week [...]

get your poem on #14

Here we are with Get Your Poem On #14.
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We hope you took the time to write something based on the “ode to the [...]


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    Do one of the random writing tips listed above and invite a writing partner or partners to write a poem based on the same tip. Then share what you each wrote. What's similar and different about the way you each approached the assignment?


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    Draw a Tarot card from the deck, and write down all the things you notice in the picture. Don’t get caught up in the symbolic meaning of the card. What do these images mean to you? Can you relate the images to your life in some way? Write a poem about your associations with the card.

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    A great way to learn about a region is to read their poets. When planning your next vacation or trip, also research the region’s famous poets. (If you’re going out of the country, look for good translations.) You may be surprised at how well a poet can capture a regional spirit in verse. You’ll be more prepared for your trip and you can impress residents by knowing about their local writers.

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    I don’t know where the next poem is going to come from — a bit of language, an image, a mood, a recalled experience. Something sets off a train of associations and the poem begins. — Charles Simic