Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 619
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write an out-of-time poem.
For this week's prompt, write an out-of-time poem. For me, I'm traveling to New York today (for our first in-person Annual Writer's Digest Conference since 2019), so I've found I'm out of time to get much more done before I hit the road (or the sky). So write about a work deadline, travel deadlines, or time travel. You've got time on your side...until you don't.
Remember: These prompts are springboards to creativity. Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.
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Here’s my attempt at an Out-of-Time Poem:
“truth,” by Robert Lee Brewer
we're nearly at that point
when we must say goodbye
but until we get there
let's let the moment lie
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.
