Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 285
For today's prompt, write a foundation poem. This could be a poem that reinforces a solid foundation of morals and high ideals. Or it could be about a foundation in the organizational sense (Arthritis Foundation, CDC Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation). Or heck, write a poem about pouring a concrete foundation.
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Write a poem for a chance at $1,000!
Writer’s Digest is offering a contest strictly for poets with a top prize of $1,000, publication in Writer’s Digest magazine, and a copy of the 2015 Poet’s Market. There are cash prizes for Second ($250) and Third ($100) Prizes, as well as prizes for the Top 25 poems.
The deadline is October 31.
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Here's my attempt at a Foundation Poem:
"Fred"
Fred was the first name of my fictional
older brother who when put in the same
unique situations as I was could
never seem to avoid ultimately
dying. Knives killed Fred, so did plastic bags
and even the toilet when it was flushed
too often and now that I have children
it appears Fred has been resurrected
only to come to the same grisly ends
never once learning the lessons we did.
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer’s Digest Writing Community and author of the poetry collection, Solving the World’s Problems (Press 53).
He edits Poet’s Market, Writer��s Market, and Guide to Self-Publishing, in addition to writing a free weekly WritersMarket.com newsletter and poetry column for Writer’s Digest magazine.
He has found that a good acrostic sometimes can be the perfect cure for a case of writer's block.
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