#PWPoetryPrompt: Explore themes of springtime, holiday consumerism, kitsch, iconic candy design, or childhood nostalgia in a Peep-inspired poem. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/TakeAPeep

#PWPoetryPrompt: “They say a poet / can never write a purely happy poem about a dog / greeting the sun and what it has done to rain,” writes Analicia Sotelo in her poem “Grace Among the Ferns.” Challenge yourself to write a joyful poem. at.pw.org/HappyPoem

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write a poem about the passing of time that uses a metric personal to you. Perhaps a tree growing in your yard or an iconic neighborhood establishment that has changed over the years. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/Timekeeper

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#PWPoetryPrompt: Write a poem that uses commas as its only punctuation. How can commas create a steady rhythm in a poem? #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/Commas

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write an aubade using the dawn as an image to illustrate the theme of change in the poem. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/Aubade

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write a poem about the feeling you get when entering a new year. What are you taking with you, and what are you leaving behind? #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/TheNewYear

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write a poem that encapsulates the spirit of the music and literature recognized this past year. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/BestOfTheYear

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write a poem that illustrates through sound the smells, noises, and tactile experiences of a place from your childhood. What brings you pleasure in the music of words? #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/FindTheMusic

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write a poem that uses personification in a straightforward yet unexpected way. In what way does personification affect imagery in poetry? at.pw.org/PersonaGrata

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write a poem that focuses on what your age means to you. What details will you include to make this self-reflection unique? at.pw.org/AgeAppropriate

#PWPoetryPrompt: Chose a poem that you love and memorize it. Say it to yourself over and over again, until it escapes the page and makes a home in your body. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/Memorize

#PWPoetryPrompt: Think of a mythical figure or other fictionalized character who resonates with you, and write a short series of poems that explores this person’s inner self. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/SpeakingShell

#PWPoetryPrompt: Think of an image from your memory and write a poem that finds resonance as you dig deeper into the details. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/PoetryEverywhere

#PWPoetryPrompt: Find a seemingly lyric-less document and consider the words that lure you in. Then try creating an erasure poem. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/PryingLyric

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write an ode to your body that begins with the crooked parts and continues by going past the physical into the mythological. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/AnodynePrompt

#PWPoetryPrompt: Observe the idiosyncratic motions of someone close to you and write a poem that attempts to capture their movements. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/MoveYourBody

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write a poem using a garden-path sentence, a grammatically correct sentence that can appear nonsensical because of its syntax. at.pw.org/GardenPath

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write an ode to your favorite movie or movie star. How can you employ techniques often seen on the screen through the language of the poem? #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/Cinemascope

#PWPoetryPrompt: Try to write about an invisible force that affects you deeply, such as DNA, music, or a particular nostalgic scent. at.pw.org/CantSee

#FromTheArchive: Find an unfinished poem that you’ve been dissatisfied with and try to express why in a brief sentence. #PWPoetryPrompt: at.pw.org/Dissatisfied

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write a poem about the act of looking. How can you subvert the expectations of the reader by leaving the scene to go into the interior of your mind? #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/Pastoral

#PWPoetryPrompt: Write a poem that combines a week of daily observations into a single, sequential mass; a contemporaneous manifestation of your conscious mind. #FromTheArchive: at.pw.org/Excavating

#FromTheArchive: Write a poem about an object that has disappeared from your life. Use the power of memory and emotion to give it new life. #PWPoetryPrompt: at.pw.org/LostAndFound

#FromTheArchive: Write a series of short poems inspired by your observations of the different colors, moods, and scenery around you that signal a new season. #PWPoetryPrompt: at.pw.org/NewColor

#FromTheArchive: Think of an activity you engage in regularly, and then leap into the realm of the fantastic by imagining how that activity would be different if it didn’t require the use of your brain. #PWPoetryPrompt: buff.ly/4gpzQS8