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Summary

The website outlines a special December writing challenge for the Poets & Writers (PW) community, featuring daily prompts for fiction and poetry, with flexibility to interchange them and a monthly theme to inspire creativity.

Abstract

The Poets & Writers website has announced "The Daily Special" for December 11th, introducing a unique writing challenge for the month. Participants are encouraged to engage in daily writing exercises, with fiction prompts provided on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, and poetry prompts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Each week will commence with a "Weekly Special" prompt on Monday, but there will be no Weekend Challenge in December. Writers are free to use fiction prompts for poetry and vice versa, fostering a creative and flexible writing environment. The current poetry prompt invites writers to select five out of ten provided words to craft a poem, with the option to write a 100-word fictional story using those words instead. The chosen words are: mail, read, stem, prey, grain, act, month, oh, divide, and notice. There are no strict forms or line lengths for the poetry, but one of the selected words must be included in the title. These prompts and restrictions aim to challenge writers and stimulate their imagination.

Opinions

  • The PW community values flexibility in creative writing, as evidenced by the option to use fiction prompts for poetry and poetry prompts for fiction.
  • The monthly theme and daily prompts are designed to inspire and challenge writers, with the restrictions in place serving as a catalyst for creativity.
  • The absence of a Weekend Challenge for December suggests a focus on the weekly and daily prompts to maintain engagement throughout the month.
  • The inclusion of a visual image alongside the poetry prompt indicates an understanding that visual stimuli can also inspire written creativity.
  • The explicit mention of the Editor-in-Chief, Ravyne Hawke, personalizes the message and underscores the community's leadership involvement in the writing challenges.

WRITING PROMPTS

The Daily Special — Dec 11th

Poetry Prompt

Photo by Alex Padurariu on Unsplash

Welcome to the month of December, PW writers and readers! Things are going to be a bit different around here this month. Mon, Wed, Fri, and Sun will all be fiction! Tues, Thurs, and Sat will all be poetry! There will be a Weekly Special posted every Monday, but there will not be a Weekend Challenge this month. What is going to make December fun is that you may use fiction prompts to write poetry and poetry prompts to write fiction! Or, use the prompts as is. Let’s get on with the prompting, shall we?

Today’s Poetry prompt

Choose 5 of the following 10 words and write a poem. You may use any tense of the verb and any form of the word.

mail read stem prey grain act month oh divide notice

You may write a 100-word fictional story using 5 of those words.

Poetry Form — any Line Length — any Restrictions — Use one of the words in the title of your poem/story.

‘Restrictions’ are to challenge you as a writer. However, with everything else here at PW, use these prompts in any way that allows the creative juices to flow.

Write promptly and enjoy! And don’t forget about the Monthly Theme!

Ravyne Hawke, EIC

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