From Writing Poetry by Barbara Drake: Write a poem that teaches the history of your family to those who come after you.
Prompt: A Family History Poem
Tag: Poetry
Prompt: An Ekphrastic Poem
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.
Autumn Haibun / Patricia Barnes
I Thought You’d Like to Know / Joe Kelty
A member poem from the Spring issue of Peninsula Poets.
Volunteer with Baby on Back / Li C. Tien
A poem from the spring issue of Peninsula Poets.
Virga / Claire Scott
Another poem from the spring issue of Peninsula Poets.
A Pleasant Thought of Mortality / Iris Lee Underwood
From the Spring Issue Peninsula Poets.
Georgia O’Keefe’s White Clouds / Sophia Rivkin
From the Spring 2020 issue of Peninsula Poets. We’ll be posting something every couple of days.
The 32 Most Iconic Poems in the English Language
From the Literary Hub: The 32 most iconic poems in the English language. (with links)
Prompt: Junk Drawer
Today’s poem is waiting to be discovered in your junk drawer. I know you have one. Or in the closet you’re afraid to open. Find it in there.
Poetry Society of Michigan 