Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 707
Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a flight poem.
For this week's prompt, write a flight poem. Of course, your poem could be about flying in planes, hot air balloons, or helicopters. Or perhaps a poem about birds or space shuttles. But don't overlook a flight of stairs, flight of fancy, or people taking flight (as in running away from something or someone).
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 Flight Poem:
“Response,” by Robert Lee Brewer
To tell you the truth, I don't know
when I'll take flight or when I'll fight.
Running might seem the way to go,
but honestly, I never know,
because standing my ground is so
perfect when the reason feels right.
When looking back, I just don't know
why I took flight or stayed to fight.
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.
