…Or at least as real as a place in L.A. can be.
Write about an exhibit in an unlikely museum, i.e., The Museum of Stolen Office Equipment or The Museum of Lost Teddy Bears. (Or: just write about your wing in the Museum of Broken Relationships.)
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Tips from the Bar: Did Someone Say Rhetorical?
Find a piece of media (song or poem, say) that asks a question. Answer it.
Tips from the Bar: While You Were Out
While you are away, your pet (real or imagined) has an unlikely job. Describe it and whether your pet is good at it.
Tips from the Bar: No, You Can’t Be Creepy
What would you do if you had a body double?
Tips from the Bar: A Surprisingly Sweet Bartender Prompt
Write a love letter to your favorite (or, okay a favorite) book.
Tips from the Bar: Allston Xmas
Write about where you hope to live once you never have to move ever, ever again.
Tips from the Bar: The Audio Commentary of the Damned
Choose a movie you don’t know well. Watch without sound or subtitles. Write a possible synopsis.
Special bonus prompt via Ron: write a poem defending how you speak.
Tips from the Bar: Back to School Triple-Header
Prompt #1: write about how being lazy once saved you.
Prompt #2: write about an unfinished newsworthy event; the story before the story.
Special extra bonus prompt #3 from April Penn: explain your gender identity. Be creative. Be precise.
Tips from the Bar: August in Boston
All your friends are leaving, and local universities are back in session. Write a poem about moving on, or not moving on, or failing to move on.
Tips from the Bar: Your Move, Pidgie
Persona poem prompt: write your thoughts on Pokémon Go, but in the voice of wild or domesticated animals.
Boston Poetry Slam Online