Although I didn’t know her personally, I was saddened to hear of the passing of Kamilah Aisha Moon. She will be profoundly missed by so many.
I chose two poems that friends of hers (also incredible poets) shared. You can read more of her poems and her prose at her website.
For the first prompt, write a poem in which the first two lines are repeated as the last, but alter the meaning through careful punctuation or emphasis.
For the second prompt, use “It would be now when you feel” as a ghostline. Remember to erase the line after writing the poem and giving credit to the poet.
This is such a beautiful poem. For the third prompt, use personification to make an emotion or abstract concept real and breathing. Give it life and agency.
For the fourth prompt, write a poem using the following words from “To a Dear Friend Mothering Misery”: “precious,” “life-long,” “sing,” “heartbeat,” “warmth,” “setting,” “place,” “adore,” “grow” and “home” but make it a poem of homecoming and joy, of finding the place where you belong and are not alone.
For the last prompt, write a poem using the phrase “Leave it be” as a ghostline and write a list poem of what you must let go or leave to its (or her/his/their) own choices and consequences.
Good luck and best wishes.
