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Poetry Prompt: Song Title Poetry

By Callie Feyen 3 Comments

Try writing a Song Title Poem

It’s December, and we all have miles to go before our long winter’s nap. I know poetry is intimidating enough when we have most of our wits about us, but during the hustle and bustle this time of year, perhaps poetry feels more like a red and green pine-scented monster screaming, “UNDERSTAND ME!!!!”

So how about something (hopefully) easy and fun to start off the month? I’m sure you’ve heard of fridge magnet poetry, and spine poetry is popular as well. How about song title poetry? It could be that I made it up, but nevertheless, here’s what you do:

How to Write Song Title Poetry

1. Grab a pack of Post-it notes and a Sharpie and pull up one of your playlists. I used my running playlist.

2. Jot down 10-12 song titles (or as many as you like) — one song per sticky note.

3. Next, spread out the titles and see what kind of poem might emerge.

Here are the songs I wrote down:

Here’s the poem I came up with:

Dear Society,

Oops! I did it again.
I am a troublemaker,
but don’t stop
looking at me.
Watch
how far I’ll go.
So let’s get loud,
because these are the best days
to become
familiar;
to go crazy,
and grow
closer to fine.

Love,
Dancing Queen

It’s a tad self-centered, but today is my birthday, so I’m Walt Whitman-ing it up and singing a song of myself.

Try It

This week create a Song Title Poem.

Featured Poem

Thanks to everyone who participated in last week’s poetry prompt. Here’s one from Stacy Bronec we enjoyed.

The sky is black, with no sign of the sun on the horizon.
The wind is calm.
Coffee, hot.
My words feel stuck as my pencil hovers over the page.
But then, the furnace kicks on,
reminding me of the blessing of a warm home.
My toes wiggle
inside well-worn slippers.
My glasses slide down the bridge of my nose, the only way I can see.
My planner to my left is full of holiday to-dos.
Make pies.
Clean guest room.
Wash sheets.
No school.
Soon, the sun will rise, a promise of a new day.
The house will be filled with grumbles from the kids,
“Why do we have to get up so early?”
And clanging of spoons in bowls.
Some days, I feel annoyed at their loudness, the way they wake.
But then, the small note on my planner:
Send tree.
Send tree to a friend whose son didn’t wake last week.
A tree to plant in the dark, cool earth. The ground to be split open, like my friend’s heart.
A tree to grow tall and wide, to remind him of his son.
As if he could ever forget.
I pull back the curtain,
looking for any light on the edge of the horizon.
For some, the sun won’t rise.
A door creaks open,
the spell of a quiet house, broken.
The sun has risen at my home.
I release the breath
I didn’t know I was holding

—Stacy Bronec

Photo by Nenad Stojkovic Creative Commons via Flickr. Post by Callie Feyen.

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Callie Feyen likes Converse tennis shoes and colorful high heels, reading the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, and the Twilight series. Her favorite outfit has always been a well-worn pair of jeans and a white T-shirt, but she wants hoop skirts with loads of tulle to come back into style. Her favorite line from literature comes from Sharon Creech’s Absolutely Normal Chaos: “I don’t know who I am yet. I’m still waiting to find out.” Feyen has served as the At-Risk Literacy Specialist in the Ypsilanti Public Schools and is the author of Twirl: my life with stories, writing & clothes and The Teacher Diaries: Romeo and Juliet.
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About Callie Feyen

Callie Feyen likes Converse tennis shoes and colorful high heels, reading the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins, and the Twilight series. Her favorite outfit has always been a well-worn pair of jeans and a white T-shirt, but she wants hoop skirts with loads of tulle to come back into style. Her favorite line from literature comes from Sharon Creech’s Absolutely Normal Chaos: “I don’t know who I am yet. I’m still waiting to find out.” Feyen has served as the At-Risk Literacy Specialist in the Ypsilanti Public Schools and is the author of Twirl: my life with stories, writing & clothes and The Teacher Diaries: Romeo and Juliet.

Comments

  1. Bethany R. says

    December 6, 2021 at 1:12 pm

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CALLIE! I appreciate how you continuously generate these prompts for the Tweetspeak Poetry community and what you artfully share.

    To the Dancing Queen!

    Reply
  2. Megan Willome says

    December 7, 2021 at 12:21 pm

    I second that! Dance on, Dancing Queen!

    My playlist was all instrumental, from Ola Gjeilo, one of Spotify’s Composer Weekly entries. I do have a photo of all my blue Post-its with penciled titles.

    Morning, Lake Isle

    sunrise is its own mass
    the crossing between zones – perhaps
    days of beauty, perhaps
    a day as hard as the ground
    tundra turned sienna as its sacred origins

    dawn does not bequeath serenity
    but eastern lights point to linnet’s wings

    I am not the woman I was –
    some second Eve
    arranging stone roses
    around the deep heart’s core

    Reply
  3. Crystal Rowe says

    December 10, 2021 at 12:09 pm

    I love this and want to do it again and again!

    Save your tears
    Courage
    (will) never break
    Cover me in sunshine
    (with) imaginary tea
    (or) coffee in bed
    Never forget
    home
    Memories
    (will) roar
    (with) a little space
    (being) happy for you
    (is) easy on me
    Everything has changed
    (but) never one thing
    (we’re still) making love out of nothing at all

    Reply

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