I want to detest poetry prompts---I really do. I want to have surges of creativity spontaneously occur. I want to be disciplined and sit at my computer on a daily basis, feverishly writing away for extended amounts of time.
I guess I also want reality to cease its existence too.
Although prompts can seem forced or even gimmicky, they really do help writers get started. They're especially helpful if one has been "out of the writing loop" for awhile.
We were given several prompts to stir our ideas.
Together, we completed something called Exquisite Corpse. Apparently, it's similar to an old parlor game called Consequences. It's basically a group poem. One person creates a phrase or sentence. The next person then creates a phrase or sentence that is the opposite of the previous line. The paper is folded accordion style so that each writer can only see one previous line. Our "exquisite corpse" began with streaks of light in the sky, eventually discussed Babe Ruth autographing a baseball bat, and ended with furniture missing legs.
The prompts we were individually given were as follows:
1. Use Susan Terris' "Twenty Ideas for Titles" and then fulfill one of the titles as a poem
2. Write a "stupid question poem"
3. Create a poem which follows these guidelines:
a) begin the poem with a subordinate clause
b) begin one sentence or line with the word "ordinarily"
c) the poem must include mention somewhere of fast food and textiles
I guess I also want reality to cease its existence too.
Although prompts can seem forced or even gimmicky, they really do help writers get started. They're especially helpful if one has been "out of the writing loop" for awhile.
We were given several prompts to stir our ideas.
Together, we completed something called Exquisite Corpse. Apparently, it's similar to an old parlor game called Consequences. It's basically a group poem. One person creates a phrase or sentence. The next person then creates a phrase or sentence that is the opposite of the previous line. The paper is folded accordion style so that each writer can only see one previous line. Our "exquisite corpse" began with streaks of light in the sky, eventually discussed Babe Ruth autographing a baseball bat, and ended with furniture missing legs.
The prompts we were individually given were as follows:
1. Use Susan Terris' "Twenty Ideas for Titles" and then fulfill one of the titles as a poem
2. Write a "stupid question poem"
3. Create a poem which follows these guidelines:
a) begin the poem with a subordinate clause
b) begin one sentence or line with the word "ordinarily"
c) the poem must include mention somewhere of fast food and textiles
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