2019 April PAD Challenge: Day 21
We’re three weeks in today; let’s keep the poeming going. For today’s prompt, write a sketch poem. My initial thought is to write a poem that’s like a sketch of…
We're three weeks in today; let's keep the poeming going.
For today’s prompt, write a sketch poem. My initial thought is to write a poem that's like a sketch of a moment or an object. But you can play around with sketchy people or situations. Or just sketch something else together.
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Poem Your Days Away!
Online poetry prompts are great! But where can you get your poem fix when you unplug? The answer is the Smash Poetry Journal, by Robert Lee Brewer.
This book collects 125 poetry prompts from the Poetic Asides blog, gives poets plenty of room to write poems, and a lot of other great poetic information. Perfectly sized to carry in a backpack or purse, you can jot down ideas for poems as you’re waiting in line for a morning coffee or take it to the park for a breezy afternoon writing session (or on a bus, at a laundromat, or about anywhere else you can imagine–except under water, unless you’re in a submarine or a giant breathable plastic bubble).
Anyway, it’s great for prompting poems, and you should order a copy today. (Maybe order an extra one as a gift for a friend.)
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Here’s my attempt at a Sketch Poem:
“sketch comedy”
of all the skits i've seen over the years
it's one of the simplest that makes me laugh
on the kids in the hall mark mckinney played
mr. tyzik who always used his fingers to crush
people's heads from a distance while saying
"i'm crushing your head" though my favorite
was when kevin mcdonald played a female friend
who put her thumb in front of her eye & said
"there is nobody home" which frustrates mr. tyzik
until he realizes the power of "nobody home"
and uses it to avoid paying cab fare for his friend
before both declare nobody is home to each other
and an overjoyed mr. tyzik says "if we do this
for a month, we live here rent free."
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Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Content Editor of the Writer’s Digest Writing Community and author of Solving the World’s Problems (Press 53). He likes a good sketch. Follow him on Twitter @RobertLeeBrewer.
Robert Lee Brewer is Senior Editor of Writer's Digest, which includes managing the content on WritersDigest.com and programming virtual conferences. He's the author of 40 Plot Twist Prompts for Writers: Writing Ideas for Bending Stories in New Directions, The Complete Guide of Poetic Forms: 100+ Poetic Form Definitions and Examples for Poets, Poem-a-Day: 365 Poetry Writing Prompts for a Year of Poeming, and more. Also, he's the editor of Writer's Market, Poet's Market, and Guide to Literary Agents. Follow him on Twitter @robertleebrewer.
