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Thank You Notes: Books

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Book lover old books poetry prompt

Thank You Notes Poems

Our Thank You Notes poetry prompts focus on expressing our thanks to a particular person, place, or thing. In this post, we’re crafting thank-you’s to Books.

Prompt Guidelines and Options

1. Be specific. Think nouns instead of adjectives. Show us something unusual or intriguing that we might not have otherwise noticed if we hadn’t read your poem.

2. Consider fitting the form of your poem to mirror the nature of the person, place, or thing to which you are expressing thanks. A sonnet is different from a villanelle, for instance. Maybe one would be more fitting than the other.

3. Consider playing Taboo and try writing without using the words and phrases thanks, thank you, gratitude, or grateful.

4. Consider doing a little research about your subject: its history, associated words (and their etymologies), music, art, sculpture, architecture, fashion, science, and so on. Look for unusual details.

That’s it! We look forward to your creative thank you notes.

Photo by Jason Parrish, Creative Commons, via Flickr.

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  1. Bethany R. says

    March 24, 2017 at 1:34 pm

    Love these prompts offering a starting point and a wide space to create in. If anyone new to the world of poetry is reading this, and is unsure if they should try it out—please feel free to. Tweetspeak is such a friendly community to folks of all experience levels. Looking forward to reading others’ prompts!

    Reply
  2. Monica Sharman says

    March 24, 2017 at 4:55 pm

    Bookbinding

    Your beginnings: folds pressed
    so sharply. You know the creases
    would be torn with a dull knife,
    not sharp-cut clean, and you
    will want the ragged edges;
    it’s your signature. The awl
    will pierce you through
    your center, a line of holes
    ready passages for strong thread,
    waxed at least. At last, the release
    of tearing, so you can open
    every blank page.

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  3. Monica Sharman says

    March 24, 2017 at 7:21 pm

    … and a photo:
    https://twitter.com/monicasharman/status/845415008934776835

    Reply
  4. Bethany R. says

    March 24, 2017 at 7:29 pm

    Monica, I’m glad you shared this poem and beautiful picture. It’s always a pleasure to read your poetry!

    Reply
  5. Prasanta says

    March 28, 2017 at 10:36 am

    Calling Cards

    Across pages hundred
    footprints of ideas,
    worlds within, shut-in,
    choked from chains of dust,
    caress each corner down
    binding torn and worn
    open page, set free
    captive verse and thought

    Hands reach
    quench thirst
    starve ignorance
    whisper with ages
    share secrets with souls,
    letters and inkblood
    of hearts gone
    to grave.

    Travel, unencumbered
    by purse, light or heavy,
    sleep-lagged
    unable to leave such friends,
    whispering loud from page,
    voices of dust walkers,
    stories, wisdom, spilled-
    spilled for any, all

    Pages, thousands
    a transforming
    sojourning
    from finger to hand to mind
    to heart, back to hand,
    open, bare…
    reach again.

    Current landscape, changing
    from words, millions–
    enlighten past
    enchant future
    engage present.

    Calling cards on the shelf
    an invitation, personal
    the dance, royal
    the conversation, great
    the journey, spectacular

    It may cost me some time
    But not one little dime
    To enter library and look
    And check out a delicious book.

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    • Bethany R. says

      March 28, 2017 at 5:39 pm

      Love this, Prasanta:

      “share secrets with souls,
      letters and inkblood
      of hearts gone
      to grave.”

      Thanks so much for sharing your piece with us!

      Reply
    • Katie says

      March 29, 2017 at 10:08 am

      Thank you for sharing this, Prasanta.

      I particularly liked:

      . . .”personal the dance, royal the conversation, great the journey,”. . .

      A wonderful poem.

      Reply
    • Prasanta says

      March 29, 2017 at 11:26 pm

      Thank you, Bethany and Katie.

      Reply
    • Katie says

      May 27, 2017 at 3:55 pm

      When re-reading this just now what seemed to grab my attention was:

      “Current landscape, changing
      from words, millions –
      enlighten past
      enchant future
      engage present”

      And the last stanza left me smiling:)

      Reply

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  1. Calling Cards – Prasanta Verma, Writer says:
    March 28, 2017 at 9:04 am

    […] revised it just a little bit for today’s post. I’m submitting this poem for a current Tweetspeak Poetry prompt, which is a Thank You note to “Books”. Above is my “thank-you”… without using the words “thank […]

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