A second move in less than a year—especially when it was unplanned and unwanted—does not lead to productivity in other areas, so I am once again behind on posting and will probably continue to be lax for some time to come.
This next prompt is inspired by a Tweet, and while Twitter itself is political hellscape, I still find inspiring prompts, amazing poems and animal pics and videos.
For the prompt, use the following Tweet as a ghostline. What exactly does this show? Remember to delete the line but still give credit to the writer.
While I obviously didn’t find a sample poem that exactly fits this scenario, I do have beautiful poems linked that I hope you enjoy as much I do. Check out “Self-portrait as Thousandfurs” by Stacy Gnall, “Boy in a Stolen Evening Gown” by Saeed Jones, “Brute Strength” by Emily Skaja and “Ekphrasis on My Rapist’s Wedding Dress” by torrin a. greathouse.
For a second prompt, choose the last line or last two lines of one of these poems for a ghostline. As always, erase the line but give credit to the poet for your inspiration.
Photo taken from the online clothing site Gem and modified with the PaperCamera app
For a final prompt, use the image to write an ekphrastic poem.
Good luck!