Writing Prompts: Using the Negative Space in Poetry

Writing Prompts: Using the Negative Space in Poetry

Here are some writing prompts (via our Instagram):

Write a poem in the persona of the person who makes you the angriest. #poetry #writingprompts #writing

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Write from the persona of a piece of technology you own and use #poetry #writingprompts #writing

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Write about a time you were afraid #writingprompts #writing #poetry

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Write about a gradient of any kind. #poetry #writingprompts #writing

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Write a poem that is two pages long and uses no pronouns #poetry #writingprompts

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Write a poem that is only four lines long #poetry #writingprompts

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Write a poem using all of the space on the page #poetry #writingprompts

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Write a poem without any periods #writingprompts #writing

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Write a 20 line poem with only 5 words in each line #poetry #writingprompts #writing

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Write a poem in conversation with this sculpture // Malvina Hoffman @brooklynmuseum

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Write about unexpected beauty #writing #writingprompts #poetry

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Joanna C. Valente is the author of Sirs & Madams, The Gods Are Dead, Marys of the Sea, Xenos,  and the editor of A Shadow Map: An Anthology by Survivors of Sexual Assault.