Poetry Prompt 1

July 13, 2008



Welcome to the very first ‘Pen Me A Poem’ poetry prompt!

As Leonard Bernstein once said, “Inspiration is wonderful when it happens, but the writer must develop an approach for the rest of the time… The wait is simply too long”. It is for this precise reason that I have decided to start a weekly prompt for devotees and practitioners of poetry and verse. Each Friday at approximately 18:00 (London time) I will provide an inspiring and stimulating cue from which you can then create your very own poem or short poetic prose. When you feel it is ready for other people to read then copy and paste the link in the comment section of the individual ‘Poetry Prompt’ post.

This can only work if other writers and readers visit these websites and blogs which the authors kindly provide links to and leave comments as to what they thought of the work and related general feedback.

Following on from this, every Thursday I will complete a round-up of my favourite poems and prose from the links provided and publish them with a short description and reasons for finding them particularly appealing, in a brand new post.

This is not a competition or popularity contest but merely a place where poets and readers alike can assemble and enjoy the fruits of each other’s work. See this as an ideal environment in which to creatively express such things as dreams, hopes, inner feelings, loves, humour, tragedy, personal events and above all, a place to make new contacts and relationships with people who share similar passions.

Relax, sit down, read through some poetry, then try writing some of your own. There are no restrictions or obligations whatsoever apart from trying to keep to the basic flavour of the weekly prompt given. Anyone, anywhere in the world, is welcome to participate.

As this week is the first and one that will also finish rather sooner than the following prompts, the subject matter is therefore any theme you so wish. Show poems from your present collection or write a new one especially. Let us share and experience your poetry as a group but above all, enjoy your visits and interactions with myself and others at ‘Pen Me A Poem’.

A round-up of this prompt will be published on Thursday 17th July.
The 2nd prompt will begin on Friday 18th July.

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