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April 1
Go to page 29. Write down 10 words that catch your eye. Use 7 of the words in a poem. For extra credit, have 4 of them appear at the end of a line.
April 2
Write a poem of any length incorporating every word from your latest Facebook status.
April 3
Write a seven-line poem about one of the 7 Sins that only contains seven words in each of the lines.
April 4
Listen to and watch the following drum solo by Jo Jones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eANTTBvIXmI
Write a poem that captures his energy, rhythm, and joy without mentioning what you see and hear.
April 5
Who was the last person you texted? Write a five line poem to that person.
April 6
Write a poem in two sections about two completely different things. Have the title link both items today in a surprising way.
April 7
Write a poem from the perspective of one of the persons in this drumming class (picture below)/
April 8
Briefly research a poetic form of your choice and write a poem according to the rules of that particular form.
April 9
Write a bad poem; make it as lousy as you can, do everything wrong. Let yourself be awful.
April 10
Turn your paper so that it’s in the landscape position. Write a poem about God or the universe or the horizon of the ocean with longer lines and see what happens.
