Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 610
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a “different way of seeing the world” poem.
Last week, the prompt was focused on writing a world-building poem, and that's inspired this week's prompt.
For today's prompt, let's write a "different way of seeing the world" poem. This could be in response to your world-building poem, for sure, but it could also be about the actual world we're living in. Think about how you usually view the world and try viewing it through a different lens. What do you see? What do you feel? Write it down.
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Here’s my attempt at a "Different Way of Seeing the World" Poem:
“very different,” by Robert Lee Brewer
when i see a bird
i think of freedom
flight & song
but then my cat
summons birds
through the window
& i am sure he
thinks of something
very different
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
