Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 478
For today’s prompt, write an impossible poem. Write about something that's impossible to do. Or write about something people once thought was impossible to do. Or write about something that's impossible to NOT do. Whatever you decide, I hope it's not impossible for you to poem along!
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Poem Your Days Away!
Online poetry prompts are great! But where can you get your poem fix when you unplug? The answer is the Smash Poetry Journal, by Robert Lee Brewer.
This book collects 125 poetry prompts from the Poetic Asides blog, gives poets plenty of room to write poems, and a lot of other great poetic information. Perfectly sized to carry in a backpack or purse, you can jot down ideas for poems as you’re waiting in line for a morning coffee or take it to the park for a breezy afternoon writing session (or on a bus, at a laundromat, or about anywhere else you can imagine–except under water, unless you’re in a submarine or a giant breathable plastic bubble).
Anyway, it’s great for prompting poems, and you should order a copy today. (Maybe order an extra one as a gift for a friend.)
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Here’s my attempt at an Impossible Poem:
“c'est impossible”
he says it is impossible
to learn a way to tie his shoes
though i say it is possible
he says it is impossible
at least not very probable
and he has got the shoestring blues
he says it is impossible
to learn a way to tie his shoes
