Write This Image

17 October 2020 Saturday Poetry Prompt: write this image

Prompt:

All of you know, or should know by now, that I am mildly (ha! you’re so kind…) obsessed with images. Frequently, my brain will generate some picture, and I’m being more or less literal here, sometimes cobbled out of memory, sometimes just a flash of some je n’ sais quoi…and that will be enough to get the flood of words to flow. Yes, don’t you love how specific I am right now. You all know, as well, that I tend to let abstract images head up my pieces. That’s partially guided by laziness (yes, I publish too much); but I also adore finding something simply that connects with how I feel in a given piece. This way I increase the connection/disconnect that I love so much.

At any rate, today’s prompt, with a suitable hat tip towards my friend and co-editor, Zay Pareltheon, who gave me the idea, is to use the image above to “inspire” you. You don’t necessarily have to describe “what’s happening” in the picture above; it can guide you to something perhaps altogether different. I tried to pick an image that has some disparate elements (nature/civilization, etc.), to give you a fairly broad opportunity to express what you feel/are led to. There’s no subject or idea that I’m limiting you to for this one. The only requirement is to let this image inspire something, and that you use it as the piece’s image. As always, if you hate it…well, next week will be different again! Tag me in it (J.D. Harms) and let the words roll on!

The Scrittura Team

Patrick M. Ohana Matt Gleason Kevin E. Pittack Jr. Ronald Mathew Paroma Sen Josh Lonsdale Isaac Dennett Sasha Rin Sydney Duke Richey Sydney J. Shipp Jay Sizemore Aaron Quist Amy Jasek Vera Hadzic Eli Snow Zay Pareltheon Victoria Ponte Dr. Jackie Greenwood Vicky Prokopi Dermott Hayes Gurpreet Dhariwal Joseph Lieungh Ray Lobo Debbie Miller Carolyn Riker Charlotte Allan Janaka Stagnaro Mimi Bordeaux Muralikrishnan B Dana Sanford Suntonu Bhadra Wendell McQuary Dewain Belgard Suzanne V. Tanner Joseph Coco Johanna Geary Joanna Vang Jenny Justice AK (Aaska Aejaz) Ann Marie Steele Ana-Maria Schweitzer Tre L. Loadholt Kim Cullen Alan Asnen Ashley Capes Sarah E Sturgis C.J. Obikile Samantha Lazar The Conscious Wordsmith Jessica Lee McMillan Simran Kankas Denis Adair Gerardo Rene Paz Mohan Boone