Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 668
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a flashback poem.
For this week's prompt, write a flashback poem. Maybe you remember something that happened in the distant past. Maybe you write about the 70s, 80s, or 90s. And, of course, it's possible that your flashback is as recent as earlier this morning (or yesterday).
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 Flashback Poem:
“december boys,” by Robert Lee Brewer
forget-me-nots lined in a row
can't say a thing i want to hear
after all they're all just for show
forget-me-nots lined in a row
& in the end i'll never know
what it was that you held most dear
forget-me-nots lined in a row
never say what i want to hear
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.
