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National Poetry Month Prompts – Week Two

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Here are the next set of prompts for the first half of the month.

Day Eight: Use an image as your inspiration for today’s poem.

Day Nine: Write a poem with a cliffhanger.

Day Ten: Write a poem where you are a tour guide to someplace/something unusual (real or imaginary).

Day Eleven: Monsters are real and I have proof…

Day Twelve: Write about a specific object or objects in your bag.

Day Thirteen: Write a poem describing a sound you hate.

Day Fourteen: A poem about the human heart.

Day Fifteen: Find 5-10 random facts. Pick 1 and use it as the base of your poem.

National Poetry Month Prompts – Week One

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These prompts are courtesy of Danielle Reed, The Girl Genius. Follow her here to see them as they post.

Day One: Write a poem where the first (or last) line uses a word or phrase from a passing conversation between you and a stranger.

Day Two: Write a love poem. (Love of anything… not necessarily romantic love.)

Day Three: Write a haiku string (3 or more) about different ways to say goodbye.

Day Four: Write an erotic poem.

Day Five: Pick a number 1-26. Pick the letter of the alphabet that corresponds to that number. Write a poem where the first word of every line starts with that letter.

Day Six: Write about the current political situation from a non-human perspective.

Day Seven: Write a break up poem where you’re breaking up with something instead of someone.

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 23

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Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

presenteeism: the compulsion to spend longer at work than is required or to continue working despite illness

epistolophobia: fear of correspondence

tidings: news, information

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 22

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Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

limn: represent in painting or words

clinophobia: fear of bed

amphibology: a phrase or sentence that is grammatically ambiguous
(She sees more of her children than her husband.)

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 20

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Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

fuscous: dark and somber in color

phobophobia: fear of fear

muliebrity: womanliness

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 19

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Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

opsimath: a person who begins to learn or study late in life

pogonophobia: fear of beards

mephitic: foul-smelling

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 18

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Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

nympholepsy: passion or rapture aroused in men by beautiful young girls

atelophobia: fear of imperfection

ire: anger

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 16

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Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

eucatastrophe: a happy ending to a story

hypegiaphobia: fear of responsibility

puissant: powerful or influential

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 15

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Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

rawky: foggy, damp, and cold

thassophobia: fear of idleness

temerarious: rash or reckless

Inspiring Words Creativity Prompts: Day 14

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Use these three words to inspire your creation today. Write a story, poem, essay, section of a novel, or song. Paint or draw a picture. Use your camera to capture the words in a unique way.

I have used the Oxford Dictionary website to pick unique words & phobias. Feel free to think outside of the box with these definitions.

Just simply create!

deipnosophist: a person skilled in the art of dining and dinner-table conversation

hedonophobia: fear of pleasure

supernal: relating to the sky or the heavens