Write a poem that contains primarily visual images.
Really focus on creating striking and lasting images. The images can be connected or disconnected.
The Poetry Marathon
Prompt for Hour Six
Use one of the following three images as inspiration to write a poem.
Prompt for Hour Five
Write a persona poem. A persona poem is when you write from the perspective of someone else; e.g. not your own perspective. That person can be imagined, or someone you know personally, or alternatively the poem can be from the perspective of a famous individual. That person can be alive or dead or even fictional.
Prompt for Hour Four
Write a poem that belongs to a specific genre, ie: a science fiction poem, a fantasy poem, a romance poem, etc. . . Feel free to use cliches, or subvert them!
Prompt for Hour Three
Write a poem about fishing. It doesn’t matter if you have never been fishing before. The poem must contain at least three lines that involve fishing. Everything else is up to you.
Prompt for Hour Two
Write a poem that contains at least three of following five phrases.
“good morning”
“be honest”
“treasure island”
“soft moonlight”
“after hours”
Prompt For Hour One
Good Morning (or afternoon, or evening, depending on your time zone) poetry marathoners.
Below is your first prompt. Feel free to use it now, come back to it later, or ignore it entirely. Good Luck!
Your first prompt is to write a poem set entirely underwater.
Updates Part 2! The 2015 Poetry Marathon
The second round of updates is here! First off we have a date when the sign up/application will go live. It will be June 2nd, otherwise known as next Tuesday.
Secondly, if you notice on the side our FAQ section and the About section have been updated.
Thirdly I can now share with you the designs for the poetry marathon certificates this year. The certificates will just be given out digitally this year as we are expecting a lot more participants but they will all be personalized with your name (and not say, W.H. Auden’s). The files will be high quality and easy to share digitally and/or print.
