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30th April 2022
Welp. Today's the day.
Prompt:
Write a poem about a conversation/interaction with your neighbour.
Word Bank:
File
Ask
Weird
Restaurant
Laugh
Openers:
Where do…
I should’ve…
I haven’t…
29th April 2022
The end is in sight!
Prompt:
Imagine your heart is a museum. Take the reader on a journey through the museum.
Word Bank:
Explain
Rushing
Favourite
Soup
Look
Openers:
I’m taking…
You’re making…
Now follow…
28th April 2022
The end is in sight!
Prompt:
Write poem starting with ‘Dear [blank]’.
Word Bank:
Broke
Wearing
Crazy
Right
Sign
Openers:
It was…
I’m not…
Why did…
27th April 2022
Prompt:
Choose an emotion. Describe how it feels.
Word Bank:
Wedding
Brief
Chase
Finally
Ever
Openers:
Promise me…
I need everything…
I don’t know…
26th April 2022
Prompt:
What would you bring to a desert island?
Word Bank:
Away
Horses
Exactly
Car
Go
Openers:
So how was…
I don’t care…
It’s because of…
25th April 2022
Prompt:
Write about something that happened today. Anything. A letter you got in the mail. A programme you watched on TV. What you ate for lunch.
Word Bank:
Obviously
Quote
Kid
Happened
Responsible
Openers:
But wait…
Seriously, I…
I’m using…
24th April 2022
Prompt:
Think about how it feels for you to dance. Are you graceful? Awkward? Free? Funny? Write about it.
Word Bank:
Hand
Need
Weight
Gym
Live
Openers:
It’s too soon…
Who accidentally…
But, look…
23rd April 2022
Prompt:
Write an ode to Saturday. How do you spend yours Saturdays? Do you look forward to them?
Word Bank:
Brick
Street
Classic
Whatever
Fun
Openers:
Sounds like…
I didn’t even…
That’s a great idea…
22nd April 2022
Prompt:
Write a poem about clouds. You could include scientific facts or you could just describe what they look like.
Word Bank:
Dentist
Fact
Stick
Found
Names
Openers:
What are you…
That is…
Listen…
21st April 2022
Prompt:
Write a poem about standing in a queue. Maybe to buy tickets. Maybe in the supermarket. Maybe at the ATM. Think about the people around you. What are they doing? Focus on the other characters and who they might be.
Word Bank:
Friend
Piece
Goodbye
Music
Cushion
Openers:
It’s time…
I’ve been…
Excuse me…
20th April 2022
Prompt:
Write a poem about your dream holiday/vacation. Where would you go? What would you do? Who would you meet?
Word Bank:
Weekend
Golf
Think
Leaf
Roof
Openers:
That’s the most…
I was wearing…
I can’t believe…
19th April 2022
Prompt:
Grab a book and use the very first line as a starting point for your poem.
Word Bank:
Happen
Offer
Years
Touch
Fair
18th April 2022
Prompt:
This is a fun one. Imagine yourself in a parallel universe. What would be different? What would be the same? Where would you live? What would you do for a living?
Word bank:
Plus
Envelope
Box
Photograph
Ten
Openers:
I’m not tired…
I sighed but…
I turned the door handle…
17th April 2022
Prompt:
Write a poem about working in a circus. Who would you be? The ringmaster? The lion tamer? The trapeze artist?
Word Bank:
Five
Feather
Glasses
Ring
Connected
Openers:
It was extraordinary…
I wish I…
I really meant…
16th April 2022
Prompt:
Imagine you’re an alien from another planet. Describe this world. Think of everything an alien might see as novelty: the fact we have doors or have two feet or that we use sticks with ink to write with.
Word bank:
Landline
Grass
Door
Purple
Sky
Openers:
That day…
It was unremarkable…
I think I was…
15th April 2022
Prompt:
Write an ‘instructional’ poem. ‘How to fall in love’. ‘How to make the perfect coffee’. Really zoom in on the task and include a lot of details.
Word bank:
Lying
Right
Paper
Under
Name
Openers:
I gave…
I must have…
Do we…
14th April 2022
Prompt:
Write a poem about a world where you have superpowers. What powers would you have? How would you use them? Would you be a superhero or would you just use superspeed to make the perfect coffee?
Word bank:
Wings
Place
Sunshine
Adorable
Here
Openers:
Did you…
So this is…
It all started…
13th April 2022
Prompt:
Think of a job you wanted to do when you were a child. For example, I was going to be a vet. Write about a day in the life of that job.
Word Bank:
Turning
Affairs
Okay
Winds
Camera
Openers:
Yet I…
Is everything…
I’m fighting…
12th April 2022
Prompt:
Write a poem describing how to apologise.
Word bank:
Time
Award
Bathroom
Plat pot
Post it
Openers:
The best way…
I would…
It’s recommended…
11th April 2022
Prompt:
Write a poem which defines joy for you. Focus on the details, the senses, specific moments.
Word Bank:
Open
Ponytail
Helpful
Text
Siren
Openers:
I’m not…
I hate that…
You’re not…