2023 WRITING PROMPT JOURNEY
Poetry Writing Prompts — Week Twenty-Three
Writing prompts for June 4th to 10th
Welcome to Week Twenty-Three 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:
- sedoka: a poem with two three-line stanzas (called katauta). Each katauta has a syllable count of 5/7/7, and they generally will look at the same subject from opposite viewpoints. Think of it almost as a conversation between two different people about the same topic. Sedoka traditionally does not rhyme.
- loop poem: a poem without length or syllable structure requirements. The last word of each line becomes the first word of the next. Generally follows an abcb rhyme scheme. See here for common variations and some great examples from Hellon, the creator of this form.
- senryu: a Japanese poem similar in form to the haiku with a 5/7/5 syllable structure. Unlike haiku, a senryu focuses on humanity and emotions rather than focusing on nature.
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
harvest
For an extra challenge, try to work these two words or ideas into your poem: abundantly | nurture
Prompt 2
serenade
Challenge words/ideas: melancholic | enchanted
Prompt 3
twilight
Challenge words/ideas: hush | dreamily
Remember to check out the Non-Fiction and Fiction Prompts for Week Twenty-Three 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!
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