Dream big and take a chance. It’s time to consider expanding horizons and make a difference in your life. Write a poem about possibilities, opportunities, or plans. You can make it happen.
Defining the Horizon: Poetry Prompt
Join us as we set our eyes on the horizon and draw meaning from what we see and experience while gazing where the sky and landscape meet. Take it all in and write some poetry with us.
Thank You Notes: Candles
Thank You Notes is a monthly prompt that focuses on expressing our thanks to a particular person, place, or thing—in poems, paragraphs, or pictures. This month, we’re crafting thank-you’s to candles.
Animate: Snowflake Poetry Prompt
This week’s poetry prompt asks you to imagine yourself a snowflake. Join us, animate yourself into a tiny crystal of ice, and create poetry.
Poetry Prompt: Good Mischief
If you’re looking to get into a little mischief, you’ve come to the right place. Join us for some inspiration and laughter, then write a poem about your antics, past and present.
Geography Love Poetry Prompt: Yellowstone National Park
The history of Yellowstone leads to its conservation as a national treasure “for the benefit and enjoyment of the people.” Join us and write some poetry about Yellowstone and experience a little geography love, too.
Milk and Butter Poetry Prompt: Life With Milk
Milk is a significant part of the human story. Milk is a part of our beginnings. Pour yourself a glass, pull up a chair, and write poetry with us about milk and life.
Thank You Notes: Potatoes, Parsnips, and Other Root Vegetables
Thank You Notes is a monthly prompt that focuses on expressing our thanks to a particular person, place, or thing. This month, we’re crafting thank-you’s to potatoes, parsnips, and other root vegetables.
Poetry Prompt: Small Kindnesses
Kindness is the fruit of empathy and understanding. Just as poetry inspires our thoughts, words, and actions, let us inspire one another with poems about small kindnesses.
Poetry Prompt: Life With Butter
Butter is one of the oldest known food sources and has been a constant symbol of life well-lived. Join us as we help ourselves to the butter and slather on an extra helping of it to our poetry.
Monster II: Halloween Prompt
Halloween is the perfect time to explore a little bit of the monster in all of us. Join us and write some Halloween-inspired poetry.
Poetry Prompt: The Double Acrostic
One of the trickier types of acrostic poetry is the double acrostic, also known as shadow poetry. Join us as we stand up to the challenge and write some poetry.
Poetry Prompt: A Hidden Acrostic
Some acrostic poems are meant to be mysterious. Come along with us as we unravel a hidden acrostic poem and create some of our own.
Poetry Prompt: 6 Steps to Writing the Polished Acrostic
One way to pay tribute to someone special in your life is by writing a poem with their name all over it. This week we learn six steps to writing the polished acrostic poem.
Poetry Prompt: Acrostics
Acrostic poetry has its roots in classical antiquity yet still finds its way into modern verse. We’re learning a bit about this unique poetry style while we put our imaginations to work, writing some fun acrostics.
Poetry Prompt: Starbucks
For many, the word coffee is synonymous with Starbucks. Learn about how it all began for the Seattle company and write some caffeinated poetry with us.
Poetry Prompt: Upon Thy Promising Fortune
Much of Shakespeare’s unique coinage is part of our common language even today. Read along with us and write poetry that expresses the meaning of one the words he contributed to our lexicon.
Poetry Prompt: An Oath, A Vow, A Promise
Join us as we consider the weight of a promise and reflect on the most meaningful promises we’ve made. What kind of promise poetry will you write?
Poetry Prompt: The Promise of Humanity
The media is often riddled with bad news. Take time to find a little goodness on this side of humanity and its promise. Join us for a feel-good poetry prompt and share the good things you’ve heard.
Prompt: Google Poetry
We count on search engines to deliver relevant web sites in response to our queries. Learn a bit about Google and write some poetry about this forward-thinking technological giant.