Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 702
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write an influence poem.
For this week's prompt, write an influence poem. My first thought is how all creative people have influences, whether it's people working in the same medium, other mediums, or life events. So there's that kind of influence, but people also try to influence others and can be influenced by people, events, and substances. Hopefully this prompt can influence you to write a new poem.
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 Influence Poem:
“My Morning Glories,” by Robert Lee Brewer
You shine for the sun
but shun all at night
with nowhere to run
and blossoms so bright.
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.
