Poetry Writing Prompts (7)

Poetry Writing Prompts 141-160

141. A face mapped with wrinkles and years…Bent hands that worked for decades… Write a poem about old age. 

142. Use all of the following words in a poem: shift, dynamite, screen, flag, pipes, boots, grime, flailing, spray, grind.  

143. Write a poem about gypsies. 

144. Write a poem using the following image: a shark nearing a school of fish. 

145. Beneath the frost a little green shoot pushes itself up from the soil, through the icy crust, and into the damp, chilly air. 

146. Use all of the following words in a poem: whine, crow, gap, black, danger, divide, pithy. 

147. Write a poem about hunting.  

148. Write a poem using the following image: a mad scientist’s laboratory. 

149. Write a poem to someone who makes you uncomfortable.  

150. Use all of the following words in a poem: ink, hair, banjo, roller, tea, parade. 

151. Write a poem about the last day of school. 

152. Write a poem using the following image: a penny on the floor of a subway station. 

153. Fresh skin, smooth head, and a tiny wailing mouth. Write a poem about a baby. 

154. Use all of the following words in a poem: curl, motor, spice, retch, racket, lavender, crumble. 

155. Write a poem about fashion. 

156. Write a poem using the following image: a vase filled with dying flowers. 

157. In the clock shop, the walls are covered with timepieces. Pieces of time. Chimes on the hour. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. 

158. Use all of the following words in a poem: fade, slumber, belly, step, magnificent, snip. 

159. Write a poem about a place you want to go someday. 

160. Write a poem using the following image: blood on the dance floor.   

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