Write a poem that has a chance of being very meaningful to someone you are very close to, or someone you want to be close to.
Category: Official Marathon Prompts
Prompt for Hour Fourteen
For this prompt I want you to write about food. Literary writing with a theme has become much more popular lately and there are a surprising number of literary journals devoted to publishing creative work about food. You can tackle this theme from any angle….
Prompt For Hour Thirteen
The Road Not Taken is one of the most famous poems ever written. I want you to take that poem and write your own completely original work. The title can be the same but everything else should be different. You can choose to focus on…
Prompt For Hour Twelve
Poetry Half Marathoners – this is your last prompt! Yay! You are almost there. The finish line is in sight. Poetry Marathoners – this is the halfway poem! Congratulations, you have come a long way already! Your prompt for this hour is to write a…
Prompt for Hour Eleven
Write a poem about dogs. However you cannot use any of the followings words in the poem: dog, canine, bark, growl, and puppy. You also can’t use the names of any dog breeds. So, it should be a bit of a challenge.
Prompt for Hour Ten
Autobiography of a Face is a famous memoir by the poet Lucy Grealy. I always thought it was excellent and intriguing title as it can be interpreted in so many ways. For hour 10 your prompt is to write a poem with the title Autobiography…
Prompt for Hour Nine
Set a timer. Write whatever comes in to your head for 5 minutes as fast as you can. Don’t delete anything you type, and don’t bother to spell check. It is all about getting the words down on the paper. After the 5 minutes are…
Prompt for Hour Eight
Write a poem with the phrase “we need” reoccurring throughout it. Repeat the phrase at least five times in the poem.
Prompt for Hour Seven
Write a poem that contains primarily visual images. Really focus on creating striking and lasting images. The images can be connected or disconnected.
Prompt for Hour Six
Use one of the following three images as inspiration to write a poem.