POETRY PROMPTS

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Poetry Prompts from My Word Wizard have become one of our most popular features. We have built an extremely loyal following and, most importantly, have attracted a highly creative group of writers who use our prompts to get their writing juices flowing. We are sort of a poetic cup of coffee sans caffeine!

The writing workshop, if you will, is extremely nurturing and very supportive. Whether you are a new writer or an old hand, there is never any reason to be timid about making a contribution, epecially when it comes to completing our poetry prompts.

Many of our writers go on to produce longer pieces inspired by the poetry prompts. We find this extremely gratifying and so often taken aback by the high level of the output.

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Our approach to poetry prompts has been written about in various blogs. One of our favorite entries is by a follower in England, who wrote a piece called "Getting My Mojo Back." It was all about how our poetry prompts stirred him to start writing again.

For a look at how some of our favorite writers have utilized our prompts exercise, have a look at Gay Cannon's blog called called Beachanny By the Sea. And for an example of a writer who creates longer length poems from our poetry prompts, see The Parrish Lantern.

We will endeavor to catalogue all of the prompts we place on Twitter and Facebook onto this page. Please forgive us in advance if we are not always up-to-date.

Enjoy this poetry prompt exercise and we look forward to reading your work!

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February 22, 2012

Chante could have used…

It was always the same with…

The Triand Diner…

Darnell was afraid to…

Josiah knew about…

Jade was never fussy… (image prompt)

Occupy Wall Street


Previous Poetry Prompts:

We shared a simple…

An old wooden table, bread crust…

Livonia had a certain effect…

Giles could barely read…

Crimpton Village…

All is quiet at the old Vicksburg Courthouse… (image prompt)

Old Vicksburg Courthouse


On sacred ground…

Lena begged…

Brock was simply spectacular…

Duly chastened…

Mr. Plank was a bit…

Henny was not above… (image prompt)

Funny Sheep


It was a brilliant…

In a windowless room…

Sharon conquered her fear…

Deep Mahogany…

Milton Keynes…

Little Gemma saw the phone… (image prompt)

Pay Phone with Graffiti


Dean saw a conspiracy…

It was a none too subtle rebuke…

Judge Cafferty did not like…

Blue skies, green earth…

Leonid longed to return…

Duffy had a rather… (image prompt)

Dog on Roof


The carvings…

Jade and Gillie lived…

When Kimani turned…

We tramped…

It was a lackluster…

Graham said the expedition… (image prompt)

Camel Train


Surprise is a…

Everyone said, ‘That Nelson…”

Phyllis had her own…

Annie Connolly was known around…

For nearly 20 years, Jack sat…

It was the future… (image prompt)

Twa Terminal JFK


Frank worked…

There was callousness …

Rita did her time…

Dick Fenton left his office…

Children must be taught…

Ole’ Fifey drank like a fish… (image prompt)

Funny Dog Images


Tad worked the night shift…

Sal and I entered a thick forest…

Strange noises…

It was an unusual place…

Mr. Brambles held his own…

I remember when… (image prompt)

Wall Paneling 1970's


In shades of crimson…

Our  loyalties are…

Emil was never forthright…

They called themselves The Pee Wees…

Everything to Biff was…

Empty clothespins… (image prompt)

Clothes Pins on a Line


Marie de Saunier hid her Brooklyn…

Deon was unfazed…

Kit preferred the British spellings…

As an architect, Blanche…

It was the perfect…

Jackie… (image prompt)

Jackie Robinson


Nathalie used to love…

Ever since Madge…

That was one cantankerous…

Jake found Grasshopper…

That old Desoto…

Bobby… (image prompt)

Banana Bike 1970s


Marcel’s heart was in two…

Straddling the…

Like a rush of…

‘Tiddly Winks!’…

They served no ham at the Pig & Whistle…

Daphne searched... (image prompt)

Ink Blot


Philbrick was a social outcast…

Tenesha loved birds…

Something in the way she…

Lally always carried a red…

Ol’ Jack couldn’t talk right, but…

‘Riga!’, Carol shrieked… (image prompt)

Riga, Latvia


Nigel spoke like a cockney…

Marvin surrounded himself…

It was a spartan…

Noel and Lisa built a small…

Alec languished…

Jimmy rarely left… (image prompt)

Jamaica Wildlife Preserve


The town spoke...

As children, we never…

When Sue brought home…

Giacomo kept pigeons…

Luigi Piermente’s poetry…

Horton Heath was a tiny…

John Young loved roofs… (image prompt)

Thatched Roofs


Clive had an unusual affectation…

Despite the …

Laverne was one happy…

Nobody expected Becky…

Mr. Bubblethwait floated…

Every Thursday… (image prompt)

Eureka, South Dakota


Oscar’s view of…

The building on the corner had 362…

‘There is too much symmetry’…

Music had no effect…

Auntie May was a…

Mr. Picklesby was the third earl...

Arturo would not compromise… (image prompt)

Filling Station

Little Cilla waited…

Rory was a brutish…

Vapid would not really…

Ms. Rappaport was a little…

Penelope’s non-committal…

Carl loved the convenience… (image prompts)

First Sony Walkman

Rodney worked the nightshift at Cal’s…

‘Such pettiness’…

Jessie winced…

A young child…

Joshua ran with the grace…

It was an edifice… (image prompt)

Warsaw Palace of Culture


White noise…

Janie always wore the color…

Roderick had this distinctive…

Two buildings…

Hansen left his small…

Louis thought a bike rack… (image prompts)

Bike Pile


Vera reminded me of a…

Time is…

The entrance was…

Somewhere beneath Elmer’s venal…

Esther gently lifted…

Old Gertel’s Bakery… (image prompt)

Gertel's Bakery


Chauncey lived a film noir…

Tank fancied himself a rebel…

The brilliant green pastures and…

Fido and Mittens fought like…

Lucinda followed Chuck…

Zeke was determined... (image prompt)

Burning Man Bikes


Sitting alone in a crowd…

Jan was a watchmaker…

She called herself Ania…

A young boy gazed…

When Ned grew angry…

It was a time… (image prompt)

Pong


Rubes felt the betrayal…

Van never hesitated to use crayons…

People always disappointed…

Roy was never…

Ice Cream and pickles…

Alec Baldwin…

Airline Travel 1950's


Roxie was lonely…

When Rod was nervous, his…

Paolo showed great promise…

Nestled in a steep valley, Dutch Corners…

Cornelius Van Rumbolt…

Ernest lived life in the slow lane… (image prompt)

Slow Lane


The sun on our backs…

Today, we’ll try…

It’s a remarkable…

Alf and Rose drove…

Nothing can…

They toiled… (image prompt)

Slaves

Fernando wore a pink…

LaSalle edged forward…

‘This is unacceptable’ was her…

She seemed to be from…

Mr. Drille presented his card…

Ms. Little was a creature of habit… (image prompt)

Holdout House

Despair is the…

That familiar jingle…

‘It’s a funny ‘ole life…’

 Alasdair was born into...

Ms. Penny’s life was a charade…

Every afternoon… (image prompt)

Good Humor Man

My world grows smaller…

Her parents named her Passion Apple...                      

Cal didn't handle pressure...

Rose just loved her new iron...

He spoke in cliches, 'ole Roy...

Was a time not long ago... (image prompt)

Cairo, Illinois

The earth gives and it takes…

A true bond…

Ruby and Will were the toast...

Nell was a flapper…

Certainty is neither…

That ‘ole pink house… (image prompt)

Big Pink


Loss is…

Forgetting is like…

I used to know…

Phineas walked from village…

Yankel carried a large sack…

There was a rugged…

Bedouin Camp Jordan


Dell said, ‘we’ve reached…’

Piles and piles of…

The buro was a stark red…

‘They surely can’t…”

Vesna gave a tepid response…

They were a sturdy… (image prompt)

Stagecoach Western


Delilah was confused…

The blank stare on…

Never say…

Page was a bestselling…

Every picture on Frank’s…

When the bookwagon…

Bronx Bookwagon


Tory was as garrulous…

In an uncertain…

Let’s walk together…

Ginny loved to test…

A flower so fragrant must…

'Are you sure…? (image prompt)

New York Construction Workers

Today…

Rose always said she was from…

Sometimes I wonder…

As a child, Fredrick…

Despite her lack…

'You're from New Jersey?', Pat snickered… (image prompt)

New Jersey Barn

Blue was the color Adeline…

Gail…..each and every time she saw them. (middle prompt)

Noam walked with his…

The old DeSoto rumbled…

Yolanda loved to pepper…

The men... (image prompt)

Suffragists

Harry had no TV...

León’s favorite shape…

Marine loved English…

Rick fashioned himself…

That’s all….

It wasn’t as difficult… (image prompt)

Sleeping on the Job

Two people, two…

Blue turned gray turned…

Without Olivia…

It was the summer of…

Old Feldheim’s sold…

It was the world’s only… (image prompt)

Corn Palace Mitchell, South Dakota

Pat’s face twisted…

Sam barely…

Wendy was struck…

‘Surreal’, muttered Skye…

Lying on the table…

Mr. Beresford was particularly…

The Hut… (image prompts)

The Hut Palm Beach Florida

Why must you always….

Ethel felt safe…

Claire wanted the life of a…

Some called Blaine…

James lived the life of a country…

You lorded over 3rd Avenue…

Third Avenue El

The students sat agape as Professor…

Surely this can’t be your only…

Rex mulled…

Krista and Harland walked along…

A little transistor radio…

Houses in Manhattan?... (image prompt)

Marble Hill Manhattan

Peter could no longer…

To dine with the queen…

Lance drove…

Across the street at number 5…

It was……believed in you. (middle prompt)

They stand proud… (image prompt)

Water Towers New York City


Previous Prompts:

Each house in the village…

Au contraire,’ Edna…

Frank dutifully…

Marv turned.....an art deco world. (middle prompt)

Giles stood out…

The bricks formed a pattern…

‘Leave it to me, Mrs. Phipps’… (image prompt)

Grand Central Station

Ron jumped out of bed…

The crisp air hit…

Jackie had such…

Boots had pensive eyes…

Javier was….never beaten (middle prompt)

When Mr. Trump saw the images from Mars…. (image prompt)

Mars Surface Pathfinder Image

Emily spent her days in bed….

Loving you is…

We entered the tent…

Emil ate in an unusual…

Raheem….as he waited by the door. (middle prompt)

‘I would never go to Queens!’, Buffy said… (image prompt)

Forest Hills New York

Millicent struggled for years…

Nothing gave Adelaide more joy…

San Antonio de Areco was a quaint…

Jared wore an oddly shaped…

They often danced…..never forget (middle prompt)

It was an unlikely place for a… (image prompt)

Old Havana

Two clouds travel together…

Gene’s memory was jarred…

In his youth, Eric…

Anabel and Lucille agreed…

The sky turned a deep…

On a rise…..they found pice of mind. (middle prompt)

Each night Oscar… (image prompt)

Man in Black and White

Jack gazed across...

Two elderly men...

Helmut spoke with...

Julia and I stopped at...

Sarah was locked in a...

Ray sat on a rock...(image prompt)

Sunset

Missy likes family gatherings, but…

Rufus and Mamie sat…

In a vacant lot…

Herbert often thought of Sommières…

‘It’s a lovely coat’…

'Meet me at Susquehanna station'...

Erie Railroad Station Susquehanna

She was the 'ole NY Central…(image prompt)

New York Central Railroad

Dave had trouble focusing…

When it rains…

Abigail was 5 years old…

Something tells me…

A dark cloud moved slowly…

Fanny met Chuck on a dating site…

Children create wonderlands…(image prompt)

Street Children London 1890s

Liza Hartlefield held court…

Jake’s penchant for…

Ray was a rascal…

Mother had a knack…

The shadows…

It was their…(image prompt)

Bicycling in the Rain

9 to 5 Lester was…

I just can’t figure it out…

Miles spent hours…

Jackie loved the word…

“Uh oh…”

Vito road that Vespa like…

Riding a Vespa

Liz stood, drew a breath…

As young boys they were inculcated…”

The landscape was stark…

Dimitri had never before tasted…

Their encounter was fleeting, but Lilly…

Old Mr. Hubbs will never forget…(image prompt)

First Car

Gilles kissed Sophie…

Lenore held her disdain…

It was nothing less than…

The tender smiles…

'Cest Magnifique!' Chef Roy bellowed...

Jan stood motionless...(image prompt)

Prague Spring 1968
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Amalie loved rainy…

Where can…

You can imagine Jim’s surprise…

We walked on shards…

Broken promises…

A chain of cottages…(Image Prompt)

English Stone Cottages

Tabitha and Sonia agreed…

Aliza reminded Antonio…

Lexy left…

On Professor Steiner’s fence was written ‘cave canem’

Such is the way…

The matter is closed…

Market Day, Bangor, Maine…(image prompt)

Bangor-Maine-Haymarket

Van called it abstract…

We weren’t sure…

Still life: An old blanket, a basket and…

'We shouldn’t,' Tal thought…

A gentle mist…

Val longed to live a gilded…

As she boarded the ship, Eleanor…(image prompt)

Ellis Island Passengers Aboard Ship

A building, a tree…”

Let’s…

It was a decision John…

Ruth would ride the subway…

The cold…

When Mercedes said, ‘let’s go for drive’…(image prompt)

Winter Poetry

Dal lived in a small…

Sarah had an almost…

‘Funny,’ said Vic…

Dancing was the one…

Esther never really felt…

Them was grittier days…(image prompt)

Fulton Fish Market

A broken glass…

Julia’s scent reminded Daniel…

Rotting tomatoes were strewn…

Lester was a dutiful accountant…

Such a peaceful garden…

It was a rather ordinary bag…(image prompt)

Poetry Prompt

Raul was at... 

Blue....

Cybil IS one to complain...

Devon lost it...

Chaos reigned above...(image prompt)

soviet-subway


Jules stared into the vast distance...

Such a lovely day…

Franklin was such an earnest child…

Laverne was of aristocratic lineage…

The runners...

'There it is!' Cathy screamed...(image prompt)

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Jane couldn't have been...

We've traveled a long way...

Treachery is…

43 years ago, on this same spot…

I’ll always remember…

That 'ole truck hasn't moved…(image prompt)

Poet Prompts


Dreams are made of…

Gladys looked at Frank…

Kat stood up to face the crowd...

Shana looked down…

The air was especially crisp…

Thad always lost his head...(image prompt)

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The old man peered...

Molly had no idea it was Halloween...

The old man peered...

Poetry Prompts...

A dark cloud...

Since Uncle Ichabod moved into to the city...

Roscoe spent each Halloween..

Poetry Prompts

Hank and Alice...

I happened on a gentleman...

Poetry Prompts...

Molly had no idea it was Halloween...

It was an ephemeral...

Poetry Prompts

Jill was always...

The earth undulated...

The old man peered...

Landry's focus...

If we had wings...

A little village on the Irish coast...

The trees will soon be bare...

You could tell by her eyes...

A small notepad on a weathered desk...

Poetry Prompts

It was a dream scene...

Like a symphony...

We sat by the river...

Most of all...

We made it to the top...

In a fit of rage...

Always the sullen type...

The cat looked gruff...

The pieces were in place...

Her manor was straightforward...

A pretty young local...

Poetry prompts...


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