POMprompt #9 Big and Small

Different Points of View

Point of View is crucial in story-telling.

This POMprompt will test your ability to shift perspectives and see things from a different angle.

I want you to think big or small. Look at the world with a wide or small lens and generate a poem from this new perspective.

Imagine yourself as a tiny ant. How different does the world look from this new point of view.

Or perhaps you are a cloud looking down on the earth. How does the earth look to you from this higher perspective?

Shift yourself into a new place or look through different eyes and write a poem from this new vantage point.

I offer you these two poems as examples:

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Poetically yours,

The POM admin — Christina M. Ward 💗, poet, blogger, published author of organic, a poetry collection. Creator of the Poets on Medium Facebook Group.