Day 14: Haiku
Write a haiku.
A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Often focusing on images from nature, haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression.
RESOURCES / POEMS TO READ
DAY 13: A GUIDE TO LOVING YOU
Write a poem enclosed with instructions on how to love you properly.
DAY 12: FREEVERSE FRIDAY
No theme, no prompt, no form. Fridays are for free writing.
DAY 11: FREE WRITING DAY
No prompt, no form, no rules. Free writing.
DAY 10: COMMUNITY PROMPT
Today’s prompt comes from one of our community members: “Blank paper”
DAY 9: WISDOM
If you had to give out one wisdom from your life as much as you’ve lived it. What would it be?
Day 8: community prompt
Today’s prompt comes from one of our community members: “Fresh”
Day 7: warning labels
If everyone came with a warning label, what would yours be?
Day 6: Community prompt
Today’s prompt comes from one of our community members: “Write about a month of the year that feels significant to you. Alternately, write about the month you’re in.”
Day 5: Freeverse friday
No theme, no prompt, no form. Fridays are for free writing.
Day 4: blackout poetry
Write a black out poem.
Select a page from any book or newspaper that intrigues you. Using a marker, black out words, leaving behind a selection that forms a new, unique poem from the visible words. Focus on creating a compelling narrative or image with the words you choose to reveal.
RESOURCES / POEMS TO READ
Day 3: favourite food
Choose a food that deeply resonates with you or carries personal or cultural significance. Write a poem that delves into the sensory experiences of this food, weaving in the memories, emotions, and meanings it holds for you.
Day 2: raising a plant
Write a poem about raising a plant. Have you ever raised one? What are the philosophies that come to mind when you think of plants and how they grow? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to raise a forest? To know trees like you know a friend?
Have a little fun with the idea of both ‘raising’ and ‘botany’.
Day 1: dream(s)
What is it that you dream of? What are the dreams that keep you up at night or make you sleep with fulfilment and joy? Do you dream? Is there a person you dream of? A job? A thing? A place? A feeling?
Write a poem about a dream, or many.
Day 14: Haiku
Write a haiku.
A traditional Japanese haiku is a three-line poem with seventeen syllables, written in a 5/7/5 syllable count. Often focusing on images from nature, haiku emphasizes simplicity, intensity, and directness of expression.
resources / Poems to read
Day 13: a guide to loving you
Write a poem enclosed with instructions on how to love you properly.
Day 12: Freeverse friday
No theme, no prompt, no form. Fridays are for free writing.
Day 11: free writing day
No prompt, no form, no rules. Free writing.
Day 10: community prompt
Today’s prompt comes from one of our community members: “Blank paper”
Day 9: Wisdom
If you had to give out one wisdom from your life as much as you’ve lived it. What would it be?
Day 8: community prompt
Today’s prompt comes from one of our community members: “Fresh”
Day 7: warning labels
If everyone came with a warning label, what would yours be?
Day 6: Community prompt
Today’s prompt comes from one of our community members: “Write about a month of the year that feels significant to you. Alternately, write about the month you’re in.”
Day 5: Freeverse friday
No theme, no prompt, no form. Fridays are for free writing.
Day 4: blackout poetry
Write a black out poem.
Select a page from any book or newspaper that intrigues you. Using a marker, black out words, leaving behind a selection that forms a new, unique poem from the visible words. Focus on creating a compelling narrative or image with the words you choose to reveal.
resources / Poems to read
Day 3: favourite food
Choose a food that deeply resonates with you or carries personal or cultural significance. Write a poem that delves into the sensory experiences of this food, weaving in the memories, emotions, and meanings it holds for you.
Day 2: raising a plant
Write a poem about raising a plant. Have you ever raised one? What are the philosophies that come to mind when you think of plants and how they grow? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to raise a forest? To know trees like you know a friend?
Have a little fun with the idea of both ‘raising’ and ‘botany’.
Day 1: dream(s)
What is it that you dream of? What are the dreams that keep you up at night or make you sleep with fulfilment and joy? Do you dream? Is there a person you dream of? A job? A thing? A place? A feeling?
Write a poem about a dream, or many.
