Consider something borrowed, overheard, or stole that ultimately became distinctly associated with only you.
Bonus MacKenzie family prompt: try on “guilty pleasures.”
Category: tips from the bar
Tips from the Bar: “Try Not to Just Make It About Life”
Write about a time you knew you were defeated before you even started arguing.
Writing Prompt: Dragons Don’t Live There
Adam Stone still hates the moon. Try this: “a way to cure the moon’s morning breath.”
Bonus MacKenzie family prompt: make use of the idea of “murderous intent.”
Tips from the Bar: Daylight Savings Prompt
Write a poem considering something (other than linear time, say) that it makes no sense to change twice a year.
Tips from the Bar: I Was Going to Park There
Produce a poetic rebuke for someone who stole your chair at a bar or a show.
Bonus points: try this in form (other than free verse).
Tips from the Bar: Snake Eyes Double-Bonus Prompt
Prompt #1: The Zeke Russell Prompt. Write about a happy moment in an apocalypse.
Prompt #2: The Valerie Loveland prompt. “Genitals on Pedestals.” Do with that what you will (consensually).
Tips from the Bar: Triskaidekaphilia
Write a horror poem about something that doesn’t scare you.
Tips from the Bar: How Many Cantos Now?
To present as a poem: a list of titles you’re not sure you can write the poems to.
Tips from the Bar: The Tiniest Halloween
Consider the smallest, most local, most personal cultural appropriation you can describe and own.
Tips from the Bar: The Valerie Loveland Prompt
What guide do you wish the MBTA had provided to you before your first ride?
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