Tuesday, April 16, 2013


Today’s prompt is a Two-for-Tuesday prompt. Here are your options:
  • Write a possible poem.
  • Write an impossible poem.


For today’s prompt, write an infested poem. There are many different infestations–from physical infestations to infestations of the heart and soul.

Thursday, April 11, 2013


For today’s prompt, take the phrase “In Case of (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write the poem. Possible titles could include “In Case of Emergency,” “In Case of Oversleeping,” “In Case of Snoring,” or something else.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

For today’s prompt, write a suffering poem. A person or animal in the poem could be suffering. The poem itself could be suffering.


Today is a Two-for-Tuesday prompt. Write one of the following (or both):
Write a hunter poem.
Write a hunted poem.

Monday, April 8, 2013


For today’s prompt, write an instructional poem. Your instructional poem could list instructions. Or it could capture an instructional moment.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

For today’s prompt, write a sevenling poem. Never heard of a sevenling poem? Well, it’s a 7-line poem (chosen because today is the 7th day of the challenge) that features two tercets and a one-liner in the final (third) stanza. My poem below illustrates the form. The first two stanzas should have an element of three in them that can either play off each directly, work as juxtaposition, or have no connection whatsoever. The final line should work as either a punchline, weird twist, or punctuation mark.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

For today’s prompt, write a post poem. Post could be short for post office–or traditional mail. Post could be a wood or metal post. Or post could mean relate to words like postpone, post-punk, or whatever.

Friday, April 5, 2013

For today’s prompt, write a plus poem. Plus can mean a lot of things, and even the act of addition could equate to subtraction.

Thursday, April 4, 2013

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Hold That (Blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and write the poem. Possible titles include “Hold That Thought,” “Hold That Space,” “Hold That Poem,” or whatever else holds your attention.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

From Poetic Asides: “For today’s prompt, write a tentative poem. The poem could be about a tentative date, a tentative person, a tentative situation. The narrator could be tentative. The subject could be tentative.”