Write about the place where, if you dropped a poem there, you would never consider picking it back up and putting it in your mouth.
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Tips from the Bar: Why the Long Face?
A horse walks into a bar. Now what?
Tips from the Bar: No One Is Saying That Adam and Simone Are Now the Same Person
…we’re just saying it’s been three weeks since anyone has seen Adam and Simone in the same bar.
Related to our staff’s absences: write about your worst road trip.
Tips from the Bar: Prompt from Afar
Are you a morning person? Imagine the night so good that you cheat on the morning.
(Night owls should reverse this prompt for similar, or perhaps opposite, effect.)
Tips from the Bar: Nora Talks to the Bartender
You dedicate your latest artistic endeavor to one of your inspirations, who doesn’t show up to see it. Now what do you say?
Tips from the Bar: Backtrack
Write, or rewrite, the poem you’ve written… That you realize is wrong.
Tips from the Bar: Rumors of the Alpacalypse Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
You have custody of a llama for twenty-four hours. What do you do?
Tips from the Bar: The Jack McCarthy Prompt
Listen up: write down your favorite lines from the open mic. Pick one that inspires and use it to prompt your own new poem. Don’t forget to credit the author!
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