Prompt

Using these quotes from Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing as inspiration, write a poem in which you personify the weather, seasons, or other natural phenomena.

‘Then one afternoon, just like that, spring elbowed her way in for good.’

‘It was a gray-sky day, and fingers of fog flirted with the waves.’

Prompt

“light as a feather, stiff as a board”

Use this line from the classic slumber party game/levitation trick as the title of your poem.

April 2025 Writing Prompt

Write a poem that answers the following question:

“Any secrets big enough to crash a goddamn plane?” – Jackie, Yellowjackets, Season 1, Episode 2

[Pair with “Yellowjackets Trio” image]

March 2025 Writing Prompt

Use at least TWO of the following words in a poem:

crawl narcissus aquamarine marrow ostera mud-luscious

[Pair with “Pink Spring Trio” image]