Inspiration: An epistle is a poem or story in the form of a letter or a series of letters. Try this form for your poem today. Write a letter to your future self, but do not say it is to your future self; instead, start …
19, April 19th, Visual Writing
Inspiration: Often poets use images, paintings, or photographs to inspire writing. Today, pick one of these pics to spark your poem (or choose your own image and link to it). Consider one of these ideas to get you poem-ing: Write the inner thoughts of a …
15/30, A Poem and 15 Middle School Verse Novels
I am 15 days into my 30 days of verse novels. The image of this post includes the covers of 15 great middle school verse novels that junior high students are reading right now. And there are many, many more. I will feature all of …
13, April 13th, Breaking-up (sweeties, not-so-sweet friends, or just sweets)
Inspiration (though you can write about anything): Write a break-up poem – names are optional. It might be a break up with sweetie, but it could be about breaking up with a bad habit. Your break up poem might be sad, but it can also be …
12, April 12th, If I could offer some advice…
Inspiration: You have learned a lot in your lifetime. I bet you have some advice to give that would, if not make life easier for anther, comfort another in their journey to make sense of this world. If you are up for it today, write …
11, April 11th, Lists
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 …
10, April 10th, Songs, Lyrics, and Instruments
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 …
9, April 9th, Your courage
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 …
8, April 8th, Lessons Learned
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 …
7, April 7th, Super Powers and Heros
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 …