2026 April PAD Challenge: Day 17
Write a poem a day with poets from around the world for the 2026 April PAD Challenge. For today’s prompt, write an ambiguity poem.
For today's prompt, write an ambiguity poem. In real life, people like clear meanings, but real life also often is filled with a lot of ambiguity. And poetry, in general, loves ambiguity, because it provides the space for readers to find their own meanings.
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Play with poetic forms!
Poetic forms are fun poetic games, and this digital guide collects more than 100 poetic forms, including more established poetic forms (like sestinas and sonnets) and newer invented forms (like golden shovels and fibs).
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Here’s my attempt at an Ambiguity Poem:
“What's that?,” by Robert Lee Brewer
He looked up at the sky and opined,
"From here, it looks like it could be a bird."
"Or a plane," interjected a passerby.
"No," corrected a street reporter,
"That's Superman."
