Ruin a joke with your poem: start with the punchline, then go on from there.
Category: tips from the bar
Tips from the Bar: Mom Says Hi
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May 9, 2013
Revisiting an old prompt from last year: write a poem you are afraid your parents would write about you.
Tips from the Bar: Word Choice Malfunction
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May 3, 2013
Consider one or more pick-up lines that might reveal too much about the speaker.
Tips from the Bar: The April Ranger II Prompt
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April 26, 2013
You only know one sentence in a foreign language, and it is dangerous to you. What is it?
Tips from the Bar: Maybe a Manatee
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April 19, 2013
Write the poem you’ve been avoiding: the one filled with grief, loss, tragedy, and drama. Now take out the drama and replace it with a cute animal of your choice.
Tips from the Bar: The Preying Mantis Prompt
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April 11, 2013
There’s a preying mantis on your pillow. How did it get there? What does it want from you?
Tips from the Bar: the Christopher Clauss Prompt
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April 5, 2013
Does it seem like there’s a German word for everything? Adam couldn’t find one for “the offensive houseguest,” so he invites you to do so in a poem.
Tips from the Bar: the Adam Stone prompt
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March 28, 2013
We didn’t write down Adam’s actual prompt for this week, so here’s one that he reminded us of instead: write a poem about your ex-boyfriend (alternatively, make it about one you never had). If possible, use a quotidian yet highly complex metaphor.
Tips from the Bar: the Please Read
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March 22, 2013
Create a poem based on accidental emphasis– one where the narrator (or someone else) presents an idea garnered from improper inflection.
Writing Prompt: Double-Feature Prompts for AWP!
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March 7, 2013
Prompt #1, from bartender Adam Stone: write a poem about a city that prevents you from reaching your destination. For bonus points, make it a sestina. For an extra degree of difficulty, use landmarks for all your ending words.
Prompt #2, from server Emily Carroll: the Anti-Stone Prompt… Give a certain bossy bartender directions …
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