As always, I am grateful to poets sharing their favorite poems. “The Committee Weighs In” by Andrea Cohen is an amazing poem, and the ending a gut punch.
For the first prompt, use “It’s a little game / we play: I pretend” as a ghostline. Remember to erase those lines and acknowledge the poet.
For the second prompt, write a poem that begins with a snippet of dialogue between you and another and have the rest of the poem provide the underlying context. Leave something to guess.
In that same Twitter thread, another Andrea Cohen poem was shared: “Refusal to Mourn.”
So much said in so few words!
For the last prompt, write a poem in four lines or less. If necessary, write a longer poem and cut down to its heart. Use the title to help guide the reader.
Good luck!
