Inspiration: Writing poems can be intimidating. One exercise that spoken word artist Sarah Kay suggests to make poem-ing more accessible is making lists. The list itself can be the poem or the list can be a springboard for creating other poems. There are many list …
Inspiration: People say that music is the universal language. It’s the one language everyone can understand, regardless of whether you speak English, Spanish, or Chinese. Think about the role of music in your life, and maybe use one of the following questions to get you …
Inspiration: In school, we study courageous figures in history, courageous characters in the novels we read, and courageous people in our world right now. Do we talk enough about the courage within YOU? When was the last time we asked you to share stories of …
Inspiration: We have had many teachers in our life. Our parents were our first teachers — how to eat with our fingers, how to walk, how to tie our shoes, how to say please and thank you. Of course, there are the teachers since kindergarten …
Inspiration: Sometimes Saturdays make us feel a greater sense of energy and hope knowing the weekend is here. Let’s have some fun rounding out our first week of poems with some super-inspired verses. Write a poem about a superhero coming to your house and confronting …
Inspiration: Write about smells that you love, hate, remind you of this or that, give you hope or make you sad. Of course, write about anything on your mind or in your heart today. Add your poem to the comments below. I love the smell of …
Inspiration (not that you need it): A knock on the door. Perhaps today’s poem can tell about a visitor who literally knocked on your door (friend, neighbor, family, stranger), or perhaps you will imagine the things and people who knock on the figurative doors in …
Inspiration (not that you need it): What do you carry? In a day, in our life, we carry a great many things; write a poem about the things you carry (or do not carry). These can be concrete objects or more abstract things like emotions or …
Today’s inspiration: What if children ruled the world? Write a poem that imagines this scenario? Consider making this phrase repeat two or three times in the poem. Post your poem in the comment section below. Of course, you may write about anything you wish.
Welcome to day one! Today’s inspiration: What is the best part of you? Write a descriptive poem about your favorite part of you. Here are a few bullet points to get you started. describe what your best part looks like — size, color, shape, texture …