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Poetry Prompt from “Approaching Poetry”

Published on June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 by Editorial Staff

From Approaching Poetry by Peter Schakel and Jack Ridl!!

Try to remember the sounds you heard and loved as a child. Write a poem that incorporates these sounds.

Eliabeth Kerlikowske

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