Poetry Writing Exercises 100: Friday 24th May

Here are your four poetry exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

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  1. Keywords: famous, great, generation, brought, comedy
  2. Random: the West Indies
  3. Picture: what does this inspire?
  4. One-word prompt: begin

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Poetry Writing Exercises 099: Thursday 23rd May

Here are your four poetry exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

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  1. Keywords: man-made, job, find, best, green
  2. Random: seasonal shower
  3. Picture: what does this inspire?
  4. Thursday Title: Something similar

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Poetry Writing Exercises 098: Wednesday 22nd May

Here are your four poetry exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

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  1. Keywords: stop, camera, home, some, impress
  2. Random: fondness and laughter
  3. Picture: what does this inspire?
  4. Sentence start: Out water…

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Poetry Writing Exercises 097: Tuesday 21st May

Here are your four poetry exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

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  1. Keywords: discover, you, great, view, adapt
  2. Random: looking out over a field
  3. Picture: what does this inspire?
  4. Tuesday Title: Tourer

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Poetry Writing Exercises 096: Monday 20th May

Here are your four poetry exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

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  1. Keywords: radio, fourteen, arch, priest, trio
  2. Random: write a pantoum about writing a pantoum
  3. Picture: what does this inspire?
  4. Monologue Monday: Write a first-person poem about a jelly bean

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Poetry Writing Exercises 095: Friday 17th May

Here are your four poetry exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

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  1. Keywords: spies, recognize, spot, aunt, pack
  2. Random: hiding from a friend
  3. Picture: what does this inspire?
  4. One-word prompt: group

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Poetry Writing Exercises 094: Thursday 16th May

Here are your four poetry exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

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  1. Keywords: awake, free, fugitive, way, live
  2. Random: garden duty
  3. Picture: what does this inspire?
  4. Thursday Title: Something similar

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Poetry Writing Exercises 093: Wednesday 15th May

Here are your four poetry exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

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  1. Keywords: sleep, fear, way, turn, forget
  2. Random: the corner of the room
  3. Picture: what does this inspire?
  4. Sentence start: Out water…

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Poetry Writing Exercises 092: Tuesday 14th May

Here are your four poetry exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

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  1. Keywords: artist, tutor, Jane, unlimited, card
  2. Random: Tuesday Title: Fortune favours
  3. Picture: what does this inspire?
  4. Tuesday Title: Fortune favours

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Poetry Writing Exercises 091: Monday 13th May

Here are your four poetry exercises for today. Time yourself for 15 minutes for each one, then either have a break or move on to the next one.

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  1. Keywords: find, aloof, food, backwards, tuneless
  2. Random: write a sonnet about writing a sonnet
  3. Picture: what does this inspire?
  4. Monologue Monday: Write a first-person poem about a neighbour

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