The Prompt: Haiku 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Last week, you westernized the Haiku. Now, we're going to take the form into the future! The Prompt: Haiku 2: Electric BoogalooWrite a haiku about current and/or future technologies. Sci-fi, bright flashing lights, and break-dancing robots are highly encouraged. Check back every day in April for a new prompt.
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The GhazalThe Gazal is an ancient middle-eastern poetic form that has been greatly westernized. The form consists of several couplets, the second line of which ends with the same word. Traditionally, each line of the ghazal keeps the same meter and the first line of each couplet rhymes. The ghazal is traditionally written to express pain and loss and the existence of beauty despite these things. The Prompt: Bastard GhazalWrite a poem that contains at least five couplets, each of which ends in the same word. Optionally, include the other characteristics of the ghazal, but don't worry if you miss one. We're only semi-formal this week. Check back every day in April for a new prompt.
Note: Contest participants are not required to use these prompts and you don't need to be registered for the contest to take advantage of them. They should be inspiration for all! 10 days in already! That's 1/3 of the challenge done. How is everyone doing? The Prompt: Beginnings and EndingsWrite a poem that either begins or ends with the following line: Here it comes. Check back every day in April for a new prompt.
Note: Contest participants are not required to use these prompts and you don't need to be registered for the contest to take advantage of them. They should be inspiration for all! Today's prompt offers a different take on how structure can be inspirational. When most people think of structure-based poetry prompts, they think of specific forms. Sometimes something as simple as varying sentence structure can yield some interesting results. It can also make a poem more pleasant to listeners when read aloud. The PromptWrite a poem containing three stanzas each with two long sentences followed by a single short one. Check back every day in April for a new prompt.
Note: Contest participants are not required to use these prompts and you don't need to be registered for the contest to take advantage of them. They should be inspiration for all! Today's prompt features words commonly found in two popular genres of fiction. Enjoy, but be warned: This one's a monster! The Prompt: Word ShambleWrite a poem containing all of the following ten words.
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Note: Contest participants are not required to use these prompts and you don't need to be registered for the contest to take advantage of them. They should be inspiration for all! Sometimes poetry comes from everyday places and things. Life is poetry after all. Prompt: List PoemCreate a poem by creating a list. Sometimes lists themselves, with no additional words or phrases can tell a story by themselves. Think of your last shopping list, what story did it tell? How about your daily to-do list, or a list of ex-girlfriends and boyfriends? Write a list that tells a story. Check back every day in April for a new prompt. Note: Contest participants are not required to use these prompts and you don't need to be registered for the contest to take advantage of them. They should be inspiration for all! Google is a wonderful too that can be used for both good and evil. One entertaining feature Google offers is auto complete. When you start typing a word into Google, it attempts to complete your word or phrase with suggestions that are based off your browsing history (if any) and data about common searches. Some of the phrases and words that come up are downright outrageous. The Prompt: Auto Complete MadnessOpen up a web browser and head over to google.com. Make sure you are not logged in to a google/gmail account before you start (bonus points for clearing your browsing history and deleting cookies too). Start typing a word or phrase you don't type very often. Let the auto complete suggestions guide you. You may find some intriguing title ideas using this method. Check back every day in April for a new prompt.
Note: Contest participants are not required to use these prompts and you don't need to be registered for the contest to take advantage of them. They should be inspiration for all! Inspiration can come from anywhere. It doesn't have to be complicated and it doesn't have to be glamorous. Even the most mundane objects can light a spark that leads to a great poem. Today's prompt challenges you to find this inspiration. The Prompt: Found PoemClose your eyes and clear your mind for a moment. Look around you and write a poem about or inspired by the things you see. Let the objects, words, people, animals, plants, etc.. inspire you. Try to include references to as many of the things around you as you can. Check back every day in April for a new prompt.
Note: Contest participants are not required to use these prompts and you don't need to be registered for the contest to take advantage of them. They should be inspiration for all! You may have heard of heard of "Casual Friday" before. Casual Friday is for suckers! We prefer to celebrate the ending of the workweek with Formal Friday. The SonnetThe sonnet is a widely popular poetic form with which most poets are at least remotely familiar. There are many different types of sonnets as the style has evolved since its early days. F0r the longest time, a sonnet was expected to conform to a specific rhyme scheme and meter. The most common type of sonnet among poets writing in English is the Elizabethan sonnet or Shakespearean sonnet. The Shakespearean sonnet is comprised of three quatrains and an ending couplet. It is written on Iambic Pentameter and follows rhyme scheme of a-b-a-b -c-d-c-d- e-f-e-f- g-g. Many contemporary poets have written sonnets in blank verse. An example of a Shakespearean sonnet. The SestinaThe sestina is a poetic form that makes heavy use of repetition. It contains six stanzas of six lines and is concluded with a final three-line stanza. The words that end each line of the first stanza also end each line of each subsequent stanza, though their order is rotated each time. An example of a sestina. The VillanelleThe Villanelle contains five tercets, or three-line stanzas followed by a quatrain. The villanelle contains two refrains and two different rhymes. An example of a villanelle. The Prompt: Formal FolliesWrite a Villanelle, Sestina, or Sonnet using highly formal language. Write said piece about a whimsical or even absurd topic.
Haiku is a popular poetic form originating in Japan. A haiku is a short poem comprised of three lines: One with five syllables and one with seven syllables followed by a final five-syllable line. A haiku is traditionally about nature and presents a juxtaposition between two conflicting images in nature. The haiku form has become popular among poets of the English language and has become somewhat westernized. The Prompt: Western HaikuEnglish speaking poets have "westernized" the haiku form. It's time to take that a step further: Write a haiku with an old west/wild west theme. It could be a serious, historical piece or a histrionic spaghetti (um, Yakisoba) western piece, as long as it's a haiku with a western theme. Check back every day in April for a new prompt.
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