Parents in Winter: Writing Prompt
Read today's blog poem, "Cherries in Winter," by Claudette Mork Sigg. Then, if you do not know this poem by heart, go read/re-read Robert...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 11, 20221 min read
Stamps: Poetry Prompt
This week's prompt asks that you consider postage stamps. Write a poem that focuses on stamps in some way, or at least mentions a...
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marychristinedelea
Dec 4, 20222 min read
Best Worst: Poetry Prompt
One of my favorite classroom activities in my Composition classes was to put the students into small groups, then ask them--as a...
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marychristinedelea
Nov 27, 20222 min read
Sonnet Adjacent: Poetry Prompt
Being as we are in a very traditional time of year--the holidays can turn even the most relaxed person into a crazed traditionalist about...
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marychristinedelea
Nov 20, 20221 min read
Did You Ever?: Poetry Prompt
This week's prompt very definitely lends itself to poems, essays, stories, one-act plays, performance art, and a lot of other things!...
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marychristinedelea
Nov 13, 20221 min read
A Person, Place, or Thing: Poetry Prompt
In "When My Gender is First Named Disorder," torrin a. greathouse has created a poem filled with poetry-perfect nouns. They are specific,...
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marychristinedelea
Nov 6, 20221 min read
You Bring Me All the Things: Poetry Prompt
From Dictionary.com: Crush (noun) an intense but usually short-lived infatuation with someone. Prompt Choice 1: Altogether,...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 30, 20221 min read
Theme in Color: Poetry Prompt
Super simple instructions for your prompt this week! Choose a holiday or a season. Write about that time period with a focus on the...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Weighty Ghosts: Poetry Prompt
You need to do two things before you start this prompt: 1. Read today's blog poem, "What Haunts Us" by Annie Phan 2. Listen to a song...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 16, 20222 min read
You are Spring: Poetry Prompt
This week's writing prompt takes its own inspiration from Gwendolyn Brooks and her poem (also posted on this blog today), "To the Young...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 9, 20221 min read
You're Such a Softie: Poetry Prompt
Think of, or--better yet--get ahold of something very soft. It could be a blanket, moss, your own hair, a feather, a cashmere scarf,...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 2, 20221 min read
Go Negative: Poetry Prompt
For this week's prompt, I'd like you to write a negative poem. I am not talking about the speaker's attitude, necessarily: the tone,...
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marychristinedelea
Sep 25, 20222 min read
Answer Me This, Part 2: Poetry Prompt
On October 17, 2021, I posted a prompt called Answer Me This. It asked that you write a piece that answers 6 questions. A wonderful poet,...
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marychristinedelea
Sep 18, 20222 min read
It's Hard to Say: Poetry Prompt
Some words are difficult to pronounce, some to spell, some to guess on Wordle, some to teach, some to use correctly, and some to stop...
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marychristinedelea
Sep 11, 20221 min read
Kitchen Aid: Poetry Prompt
This week's writing prompt takes its cue from today's poem by Jeremy Downes. (So go read that poem if you haven't already!) Write a poem...
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marychristinedelea
Sep 4, 20221 min read
Passion Play: Poetry Prompt
Dean Young's poem, also posted here on my blog, is an incredible poem about love/sex/romance/desire/yearning . . . in other words,...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 28, 20221 min read
A Horse, Of Course: Poetry Prompt
Good morning! Although only 14% of Americans live in rural areas, most of us are not far from horses. Horse-drawn carriages, police...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 21, 20221 min read
Marry You?!? Poetry Prompt
Check out today's poem from Jellyfish Magazine: "Marry Me" by Lindsey Webb. Now write a poem in which the speaker tells someone why they...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 14, 20221 min read
The Irregulars: Poetry Prompt
Irregular verbs are the bane of foreign language students, no matter what language you are trying to learn. I have had students from all...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 7, 20221 min read
Rhyme (Internal) Time: Poetry Prompt
Today's blog poem by Amy Lowell, "A Little Song," uses end rhyme. When Lowell was writing, end rhyme was the norm. However, this was...
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