Poetry Prompts for Language Lovers

Poets have a unique relationship with language. For a poet, language is more than a tool for communication; it’s a set of paints and paintbrushes that can be used to create scenes and images that resonate with readers.

A poet must then foster a loving relationship with language, learning its secrets, understanding its idiosyncrasies, and mastering its structure, then bending it to the poet’s own will. Read more

All-Natural Poetry Prompts

Throughout the centuries, poets have composed meditations on seasons, landscapes, and constellations. Vegetation and animals have been the subjects of countless poems, and even when poetry is not centered around nature, it often makes references to it.

In poetry, nature may function as the backdrop — the setting in which the action takes place. Nature, and various elements of nature, may also hold center stage. Why are so many poets compelled to write about nature? Read more

Poetry Prompts for Lovers

Hello lovers.

Poetry is one of the oldest forms of self-expression. You can express thoughts, ideas, and feelings in a poem that are otherwise difficult, or even impossible, to say in any other form of communication.

And poetry has long been the language of lovers. Millions of writers have used poetry to declare their affections, their obsessions, and even their heartbreaks.

But Love Poems Are SO Cheesy

It’s easy to scoff at a love poem. Many love poems use the same words, present overly familiar images, and convey similar sentiments. That’s what makes them SO cheesy.

Writing a unique and compelling love poem is always a challenge. After all, the more something’s been done, the more difficult it becomes for anyone to do it well.

Luckily, poetry prompts can help.

Poetry Prompts

The exercise is simple and straightforward. Choose one set of poetry prompts and then write a poem using all the words in the list. If you’re feeling up to the challenge, then try to write a single poem using all the words from all the lists. Or, mix and match at will. The choice is yours.

I’ve even included some cliché terms for those of you who are fans of cheesy love poems.

See if these don’t bring out the lover in you.

Cheese Please

• heart
• roses
• red
• fire
• eyes

Erotica

• thighs
• twisted
• stars
• nibble
• parched

Obsession

• haunt
• water
• waste
• push
• slick

Heartbreak

• long
• dream
• back
• breathing
• where

Moving On

• toes
• bright
• forget
• plant
• wiggle

Spread the Love

Once you write your little ode to the one you cherish, go ahead and send it – just in time for Valentine’s Day. You can also post the pieces you write based on these poetry prompts in the comments.

Have a lovely weekend and keep on writing!

If you have any poetry prompts to share, feel free to post them in the comments!