WEEKLY READ WRITE PROMPT

Aug. 4, 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 Blythe's collaborative prompt about smell.

POLL DANCE

Aug. 3, 2008 —There's a new poll up on the sidebar.

But you still have time to join the conversation about the last poll. It asks what you write poems about.

RANDOM PROMPTS

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

RANDOM WRITING TIP

Write a narrative poem or an epic poem about an event in history that moves you. Do you feel drawn to a certain time period from the past? What about the music? It might be big band music, sixties folk rock, Duke Ellington jazz, Renaissance madrigals, Gregorian chants, sitar music, etc. Think of the food, the clothing, the setting and create a mood that’s evocative of the time period you’ve chosen.

RANDOM READING TIP

Pick up a book of poems you don't think you would be drawn to. This may seem like a silly (and not very pleasant) thing to do, but the writing could surprise you. If you really don't like it, try to determine and articulate why. In the end, you will be a stronger writer (and reader!) by knowing what you don't like and your reasons for not liking it.

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.)