2023 WRITING PROMPT JOURNEY
Poetry Writing Prompts — Week Fifty
Writing prompts for December 10th to 16th
Welcome to Week Fifty of our 2023 Writing Prompt Journey!
We have three new prompts awaiting you, and two words/concepts for each that you can try to include in your poems (if you crave a challenge).
Also, if any of these prompts fail to inspire, but the images take you in an entirely different direction, please feel free to follow where your muse leads!
Your poems may be in any form and use any poetic devices, but here are a few different ideas of poetic forms to get you started:
- tanka: a 5-line poem with the syllable structure 5/7/5/7/7
- haiku trio: a group of 3 haiku: 3-line poems with the syllable structure 5/7/5 which usually relate to nature. They generally focus on hyperfocused, short snapshots of time. In a trio of haiku, you can focus on three different items within that same short snapshot of time, look at the same item in different seasons, etc. Have fun with it!
- one-line poem: short but sweet, these poems are generally 30 words or less and share one complete thought, image, or emotion
The simple rules for this Journey:
- Pick a prompt (or two or three!) and get writing.
- Post in our Publication, or post anywhere! Make sure to share a link in your post back to this Prompt post.
- Share a link to your prompted writing in the comments (or tag me in your post so I can find your writing to enjoy and share with others on this Journey).
- Tag your post with “Writing Prompt Journey” and “Poetry”.
Prompt 1
gingerbread
For an extra challenge, try to work these two words or ideas into your poem: spicy | rolled
Prompt 2
jingle
Challenge words/ideas: festive | caroling
Prompt 3
lantern
Challenge words/ideas: glowing | welcoming
Remember to check out the Non-Fiction and Fiction Prompts for Week Fifty for more inspiration. You can also go back to see the previous weeks’ prompts here.
And please don’t forget to post links to your prompted poetry in the comments, and link back to this post in your writing so more people can join the journey. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Chelsea Marie is a writer by night and a graphic designer by day. She is a West Coast Canadian with a bad case of wanderlust and a dream to travel the world with her severely airplane-phobic partner. Why do things the easy way when a complicated route makes a much more exciting story? Visit my other socials here: https://linktr.ee/c.the.storyteller