Poetry – Page 13 – Poetry Society of Michigan

Farm Scene at Dusk / Sarah E. Moran

Published on October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 by Editorial Staff

An honorable mention from of 2019 Poetry Contest in the Evening category.

Fall Song / Ryan Ann Felt

Published on October 1, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Hey Good Lookin’ / Mary Merlo

Published on September 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff

From the Spring issue of Peninsula Poets.

Prompt: An Updated Myth

Published on September 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Write a poem that modernizes a classical myth. Rewrite the old myth in modern terms. For instance, Sisyphus is doomed to push a car up a hill forever. You may make yourself the classical figure if you like. (From The Mind’s Eye by Kevin Clark) Don’t forget: Poetry Society of Michigan is looking for poems that have turned out well from these prompts for a reading. Send to mme642@aol.com.

Here’s a clever example from the pages of Third Wednesday Magazine. (by permission from the editors).

Prompt: A Family History Poem

Published on September 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff

From Writing Poetry by Barbara Drake: Write a poem that teaches the history of your family to those who come after you.

Prompt: An Ekphrastic Poem

Published on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Ekphrastic poetry: sounds complicated. It’s not. Ekphrastic art pays homage to another art form. In the case of poetry, we write a poem, taking our inspiration from a work of art. Use a painting or a photograph.

Do not spend any time describing the work of art. Enter it. Become part of it. Use details but let your imagination run amok in the art work. There is no right answer but your answer. – Elizabeth Kerlikowske

Below is an example from The Ekphrastic Review by one of our PSM members.