321. Dirt under fingernails. Chipped teeth. Rough hands. Bent back. It’s a life. It’s a living.
322. Use all of the following words in a poem: country, fit, wind, congratulate, approval, itemize, cents, trailer.
323. Write a poem about birds.
324. Write a poem using the following image: a camp for prisoners of war.
325. They huddle around the grave, tossing in flowers, dirt, and memories.
326. Use all of the following words in a poem: sale, fight, hero, fallen, skinned, congress, occupation, top.
327. Write a poem about desire and longing.
328. Write a poem using the following image: a mother or father in the hospital holding a newborn baby.
329. She waves her wand and the music rises and falls—deep lulls and glorious crescendos, trills from the wind section and a deep hum from the brass.
330. Use all of the following words in a poem: hemisphere, sharp, address, hill, crush, renegades, blank, glitter, brace, flex, shrug, crocodile.
331. Write a poem about a marine animal.
332. Write a poem using the following image: a raccoon rifling through a garbage can.
333. Deep inside a dark, cold cave, water trickles down a rock wall, carving a wet trail on the hard slate.
334. Use all of the following words in a poem: earthquake, tournament, pop, lamb, awake, stay, voice, keep.
335. Write a poem about lust, greed, revenge, laziness, gluttony, jealousy, or pride.
336. Write a poem using the following image: a stack of blank journals and note- books.
337. Snap crackle cool slide. Dip trip big-bass jive.
338. Use all of the following words in a poem: sense, acumen, airplane, pearls, collapse, show, cry.
339. Write a poem about an empty house. Is it new? Old? Is someone moving in or out?
340. Write a poem using the following image: a politician giving a speech to a crowd at a county fair.