Poetry Writing Prompts (16)

Poetry Writing Prompts 321-340

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. 

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