Poetry Writing Prompts (8)

Poetry Writing Prompts 161-180

161. The glass house cracks. 

162. Use all of the following words in a poem: whistle, low, biting, smooth, stroll, scrape, blast. 

163. Write a poem about the ocean, a lake, or a river. 

164. Write a poem using the following image: a howl at high noon. 

165. They march with their heads high, weapons at the ready, approaching the front line. Write a poem about soldiers. 

166. Use all of the following words in a poem: underdog, lambast, prayer, blue, cringe, fall, tense.  

167. Write a poem about your favorite sport or athletic activity. 

168. Write a poem using the following image: a commuter on the subway wearing headphones and tinkering with a smartphone. 

169. Just one kiss is all it takes, and you’re barreling like a roller coaster car on the loose. Write a poem about new love. 

170. Use all of the following words in a poem: tinker, brass, maple, brush, stomp, fast. 

171. Write a poem about vampires, werewolves, or zombies. 

172. Write a poem using the following image: a cat sitting on a windowsill looking outside. 

173. It smells of disinfectant and medication. Quiet footsteps bustle down corridors and into rooms filled with sorrow and hope. Write a poem set in a hospital.  

174. Use all of the following words in a poem: claw, wool, lift, silver, buried, coax, fixed, moving.  

175. Write a poem about being chased or hunted. 

176. Write a poem using the following image: an old person sitting in meditation. 

177. There’s a quiet cracking sound, and then an apple falls, twirling to the ground below and bruising itself against the hard earth. 

178. Use all of the following words in a poem: dust, gnaw, light, copper, tubes, silent, saw, crash, drip. 

179. Write a poem about looking for something or someone. 

180. Write a poem using the following image: a group of kids eating together at a table in a cafeteria. 

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