Happy National Poetry Month, everyone! We’ve been working on the month-long #WaterPoemProject for ten days now, but if you’re looking for Poetry Month writing prompts, we’ve got you covered. Start with Day 1 and you’ll have poetry prompts from now through the end of April. If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Or you […]
March 2020
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Monday, 30 March 2020
Can you believe it’s already Day 9 of our month-long #WaterPoemProject? I hope that writing poetry is brightening your day during this challenging time. [My home state, Maryland, has been instructed to shelter in place.] If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Or you can watch this video of me describing how to participate. It’s […]
Sunday, 29 March 2020
It’s Day 8 of our month-long #WaterPoemProject. If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Or you can watch this video of me describing how to participate. It’s on the YouTube channel Authors Everywhere. It’s my turn to come up with our water-themed writing prompt today. Let’s try one of my favorite forms to share with […]
Saturday, 28 March 2020
It’s Day 7 of our month-long #WaterPoemProject. If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Or you can watch this video of me describing how to participate. It’s on the YouTube channel Authors Everywhere. How did Week 1 go for you? When I’ve done this project in the past, the first week is filled with energy. […]
Friday, 27 March 2020
Welcome back to our month-long #WaterPoemProject. It’s Day 6. If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Or you can watch this video of me describing how to participate. It’s on the YouTube channel Authors Everywhere. Today, we have a creative prompt from YA author and poet Heather Meloche. Heather’s poetry prompt is: Write a Concrete or “Shape” […]
Thursday, 26 March 2020
Welcome to my month-long #WaterPoemProject, Poetry Friday friends. It’s Day 5. All week, we have been writing in response to prompts about water. If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Or you can watch this video of me describing how to participate. It’s on the YouTube channel Authors Everywhere. For #WaterPoemProject regulars who are new to […]
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
It’s Day 4 of our month-long #WaterPoemProject. If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Or you can watch this video of me describing how to participate. It’s on the YouTube channel Authors Everywhere. I’m excited to welcome verse novelist Shari Green to our project. She’s got a great writing prompt for us […]
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
Welcome back to our month-long WaterPoemProject. It’s Day 3. If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Children’s poet and school librarian Linda Mitchell is sharing the writing prompt today. Linda’s poetry prompt is a Found Haiku using Wonderopolis You may have tried writing a haiku before. (Check out children’s poet Kenn Nesbitt’s […]
Monday, 23 March 2020
Welcome back to our month-long #WaterPoemProject. It’s Day 2. If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Today our surprise writing prompt creator is children’s poet Elizabeth Steinglass. Liz’s poetry prompt is: What Would a Raindrop Say? Precipitation is water that falls to the ground as rain, snow, sleet, hail, or mist. […]
Sunday, 22 March 2020
Welcome poets, to Day 1 of our month-long #WaterPoemProject. If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. I couldn’t think of a better person to kick things off than children’s poet (and my dear friend) Irene Latham. Irene’s poetry prompt is: The Language of Water “How does water speak? What does […]
Laura Shovan is the author of the award-winning middle grade novel, The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary. Her second book, Takedown, is a Junior Library Guild and PJ Our Way selection. Look for A Place at the Table, co-written with Saadia Faruqi, in 2020. Laura is a poet-in-the-schools Maryland.
