POETRY PROMTS

jason b crawford

Take an old poem that you wish to revise. You are going to pull out three lines: 1. The line that you like the most. 2. The line that you feel like is summing up what you were trying to say in the poem. 3. The line that you feel like has the best imagery, this should not be your favorite line. After that, you are going to start a new poem. The line that sums up the meaning of the poem is going to be your title. Your favorite line is going to be the first line of the poem. The best image is going to be a line to help you when you get stuck and need an image. Once you have completed this draft, you can either leave those lines in or take them out. I call this prompt the Bay leaf prompt.

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