POETRY PROMTS

CHRIS BANKS

Living wills were popular in the 80s with the rise of VHS and video cameras. “The more stable the base the freer you are to fly from it in the poem,” said the American poet Richard Hugo. For this poetry exercise, repeat: “To (insert any phrase), I leave…….” but instead of just family members, mention your first celebrity crush, a forest, your enemies, your boss, your kindergarten teacher, guilt, pain, awe,  etc.

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