The 7-Minute Poetry Challenge

Poetry Prompts

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Poetry Challenge #34

There are many things I’ve never done. I’ve never pet a tiger although I had a stuffed one growing up.

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Poetry Challenge #33

It’s May! It’s May! Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, grass is growing, trees are branching out—and so are we!

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Poetry Challenge #32

Do you have a favorite number? Mine is 5. You can pick your own number for this challenge or use a deck of cards or a pair…

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Poetry Challenge #28

Another fun form of poetry is the balliol. The balliol is a four-line poem that has two pairs of rhyming couplets (a couplet…

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Poetry Challenge #27

Move to a brighter spot, somewhere you are either in the sun, or where you can witness the effects of sunshine.

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Poetry Challenge #24

Sometimes it’s fun to write a poem on a topic; sometimes it’s fun to try to use a form.

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Poetry Challenge #23

An Acrostic Poem is one of the simplest forms of poetry and yet it’s sooo confusing to describe in words.

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Poetry Challenge #22

Look around you. What do you see that surprises you? The house plants that have added new leaves and height?

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Poetry Challenge #20

Did you ever have to memorize a poem for school? Have you memorized a poem just for the fun of it?

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Poetry Challenge #18

Pick two vowel sounds. Make a list of words that use each sound.

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Poetry Challenge #17

Dare to share one of your dreams in the form of a poem.

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Poetry Challenge #16

Brr!!! It’s a cold time of year! The sun sparkles off the ice-covered branches, the deck makes loud cracking noises, and I…

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Poetry Challenge #15

This challenge is from Kelly's blog. Be sure to check it out.

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Poetry Challenge #14

Do you remember the first of something in your life?

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Poetry Challenge #13

Take a moment to recall a smell. Now write a poem describing it—without comparing it to another smell.

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Poetry Challenge #12

List five small things that make you really happy. It could be a thrush singing, hot fudge, a puppy, anything.

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Poetry Challenge #11

Thanksgiving has happened...Gobble Gobble! And this post is courtesy of Kelly's blog. Click over for the original!

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