Tag: writing prompt

If you’ve ever thought that your dull, thriftstore landscape painting needed a little spicing up, then you weren’t the only one. Check out this Slate article about artists adding monsters to boring landscapes…

Want to try your hand? Try taking a dull poem, perhaps one about tea (our bartender, a natural enemy of tea, suggests …

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Our bartender has disappeared (ostensibly to Disney World) for the week. In honor of his expected return, try writing a bartender’s travelogue.

You have forty-five minutes until you are born.

In honor of Adam Stone’s feature this week, Sue Savoy presented a prose poem about a retail situation that built from the mundane to the totally absurd. What everyday story could you tell about your life that takes on epic proportions when brought to the stage?

The Mediocre Genie will grant you any small wish you want… To a point. For instance, you may achieve the superpower of always catching the bus– as long as you run. What does the Mediocre Genie do for you?

The Japanese form katuata consists of three lines of 5, 7, and 7 syllables. Two Japanese poetry forms use this form: the mondo and the sedoka. Each present two katuatas: the mondo starts with a katuata that asks a question, then one that answers it, while the sedoka does the same in reverse.

This prompt isn’t about writing anything: it’s for sharing! Earmark a poem you love to bring to the open mic sometime this year. Perform it if you can.

Write a poem that is also a writing prompt.