Give your muse something to think about with a meditation. These are short exercises to help you visualize and think about the things – from family to a single green leaf to why you live the way you do – that give your muse something to say.

Can’t seem to get started? Here are some first lines to get you started. There are no rules – put a first line in the middle of a poem, riff off of it or use it to kickstart a freewrite exercise…

A photo, a painting, a sculpture.. the visual arts have inspired poets since before they wrote their poems down. This category is for visual writing prompts, from photographs to abstract art.