Quick Writes – today’s topic, poetry

This week’s quick write suggestions are inspired by this poem:

Keep A Poem In Your Pocket
By Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

Keep a poem in your pocket
And a picture in your head
And you’ll never feel lonely
At night when you’re in bed.

The little poem will sing to you
The little picture bring to you
A dozen dreams to dance to you
At night when you’re in bed.

So – –
Keep a picture in your pocket
And a poem in your head
And you’ll never feel lonely
At night when you’re in bed.

Read through the prompts, think about them for a bit and when you’re ready, find ten quiet minutes to begin…  It’s okay if you finish one idea, begin another, just try to keep writing for the whole ten minutes.  It’s okay if you don’t finish when the time is up… you decide:  stop, or keep writing.   Post your Quick Write as a comment, or on your own blog. Have fun writing!  

Here are some questions and suggestions to inspire your thinking about poetry and poems:

  • Why do people write poetry?  
  • Why do you write poetry?
  • What’s the hardest part of writing poetry?
  • What’s the easiest part of writing poetry?
  • What things remind you of poetry?
  • Write a poem about your favorite place.
  • Write a poem about an important person in your life.
  • Write a poem about your favorite color.
  • Write a poem about your favorite food(s).
  • Write a poem about your friends.
  • Write a poem about living on Earth.
  • Write a poem the describes feeling of happiness.
  • Write a poem that describes feelings of sadness.
  • Write a poem of celebration.

Or, write whatever you’d like to write – poem or not.  Write about what makes you happy. Enjoy!

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