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Latest Post in Tips- Posted by Deb

Take a familiar form of poetry and twist it. Put the rhymes in your quatrains in the CENTER of your lines instead of the ends. Write a poem where the last letters of each line, taken together, spell out a message. Creating your own patterns within the confines of a form is an art form in itself. Give it a try and see what you come up with.

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Latest Post in Prompts- Posted by Deb

It’s the day before Thanksgiving here in the U.S. and I’m a bit of a traditionalist so - today’s writing prompt is grateful - but give it a twist. Don’t just write about the things for which you are grateful. Take the word and play with it. Some suggestions to get you started:

he should have been more grateful
expected to be grateful
not grateful
grate full
I was only grateful for
my most grateful moments

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Latest Post in First Lines- Posted by Deb

Pick a first line and write a poem using it, then post it in a comment with a link back to your blog!

hold me as tight as

don’t use your daughter as an

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Latest Post in Meditations- Posted by Deb

Gardens are a wonderful place for so many things, including writing and conceiving poetry. And yes, I use conceiving very deliberately, because I believe that poems are “born” as much as they are made. I was reminded of that full force in reading this post over at Herbal Connection. Marion writes: Buttercups and Bindweed, Fire Weed and Horsetail, Blackberry Vines and wild Geraniums…. doesn’t that just make you want to start a poem? If that’s not quite enough to get your creative juices flowing, read the post - the musings about each of the so-called weeds, their place in the garden and in Nature’s plan are sure to make you think of something.