Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 652
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 chaos poem.
For this week's prompt, write a chaos poem. Anything goes this week. I almost feel like saying anything more might give too much order to whatever chaotic poem you might have inside you.
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 Chaos Poem:
“the cats in amsterdam,” by Robert Lee Brewer
don't worry about the worms
in chattanooga nor the birds
flying over new hampshire
in the autumn or the spring
as the chasers cross the heart
land in their all terrain vehicles
with cameras pointed at the sky
and fingers clutch the side
of el capitan without a rope
or a guarantee of a summit
as boaters float along the canals
of amsterdam dreaming of cats
that want nothing more from life
than a big bowl filled with milk
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.
