POETRY PROMTS

Bobby Elliott

Find a quiet, private place to sit down and write for 15 minutes, non-stop, with every line beginning with the words, “I remember…” Do your best to avoid thinking of this as writing a poem and instead let your memory guide you wherever it chooses – deeper into a specific memory or jumping from one to the next (or both). Try to hunt for details. Try to refrain from judging what you’re writing. After 15 minutes, put what you’ve written away and return to it after a few weeks, re-reading it and choosing a single line/image/memory to begin a new poem with.

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