Read “Upon Discovering My Entire Solution to the Attainment of Immortality Erased from the Blackboard Except the Word ‘Save’” by Dobby Gibson, then write a
Month: April 2011
Read “My Parents Have Come Home Laughing” by Mark Jarman, then write about a moment in your childhood.
Read “Mostly Mick Jagger” by Catie Rosemurgy, then write a poem about a musician or celebrity.
Think of an acronym you use all the time—a government agency, technical term or product. Now make a list of all the things you can
Read “Flood” by Miyazawa Kenji then: Think of the nicest thing someone ever said to you. Write a poem about a rainy day and something
Make a list of eight words which rhyme with each other (like berate, conflate, freight, grate, plate, oblate, upstate, weight) and write a poem using
Grab the closest book. Write down the first word that appears on every line. Rearrange them to make a poem (adding or subtracting as needed,
You’re probably pretty tired by now. Today, try something very short, like this: In a Station of the Metro The apparition of these faces in
Beg; borrow; steal. Write a poem starting with a line written by another poet. (Call your poem “Starting With a Line by [So-And-So]” or put
Read some of Austin Kleon’s newspaper blackout poems and then try your hand at some of your own.