For today’s prompt, take the phrase “(blank) Ways to (blank),” replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make that the title of the poem, and then, write the poem. Possible titles could include: “The Proper Ways to Write Poetry,” “10 Ways to Fall in Love,” and/or “Wrong Ways to Toronto.” Here’s to finding ways to poem this week!
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Here’s my attempt at a Blank Ways to Blank poem:
“so many ways to end a poem”
an image is usually effective
though an idea can be powerful
or a punchline to a joke
but then sometimes a poem
resists all conventions & just
ends when it’s supposed to
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer’s Digest Writing Community and author of Solving the World’s Problems (Press 53). Follow him on Twitter @RobertLeeBrewer.
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Find more poetic posts here:
- Michael Dylan Welch: Poet Interview.
- Boston Review: Monday Market Spotlight.
- Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 340.
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