Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 624
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started on the Poetic Asides blog. This week, write a refrain poem.
For this week's prompt, write a poem with a refrain. The refrain could be entire lines (like in a triolet or villanelle), or it could be a repeated word, phrase, or image. Heck, song lyrics with a chorus refrain would do the trick even (or a sestina anyone?).
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 a Refrain Poem:
“breaking up at the high,” by Robert Lee Brewer
refrain, she said, from breaking my heart
in such a public place as this space
made for abstract interpretation
mais non, he said, c'est impossible
c'est la vie in such a special space
made for abstract interpretation
refrain, she said, but he said, mais non
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.
