APRIL PROMPTS 1. write a poem that begins with an animal watching you 2. something you kept that doesn't belong to you 3. driving through a town you used to know in the dark 4. write a poem addressed to a body of water 5. that time the light changed 6. what she meant when she said "nice" 7. write a poem about a word you stopped using when someone left 8. the etiquette of vanishing 9. women who name their cars 10. "Does this go faster?" 11. the hazards of mercy 12. sometimes I feel human 13. what are you superstitious about? and yes, you are. 14. remember a specific moment. write about the hour or two preceding that event, not the event itself. 15. pinkie promises 16. mourn a particular sunrise. what was lost in the daylight? 17. love poem from inside a parked car 18. write a poem to your worst enemy 19. the contents of a drawer you refuse to clean out 20. aftertaste 21. where does your confidence come from? 22. something gentle that learned to be feral 23. write a poem about the strangest place you've cried. focus on the location more than the reason. 24. "Do one thing that scares you every day until you die." 25. two truths about the same summer 26. "There are wrecking balls inside us." 27. write a poem that ends with a door 28. "better" as a myth 29. a response poem to another poem you've written this month, or earlier 30. peace offering
It's April!
Welcome to Poetry Month! Here's a list of 30 prompts to maybe get your keyboard or pen jumpstarted. I've tried to put together a variety.
Happy poem-ing for these next 30 days!
#NationalPoetryMonth
