Prompts Inspired by Gregory Orr

So much said in so few words. Amazing

For the first prompt, write an origin story. For ideas to write about try to keep a folder of odd animals facts, weird news stories, photos of lost places and bizarre objects (and NOT fifty tabs in your browser).

For the second prompt, use the line “Let them go, let them be ghosts” for a ghostline. Write from there. Remember to erase the ghostline but still give the poet credit for the inspiration.

For the third prompt to just practice writing, take “Origin of the Marble Forest” and replace all the nouns and/or verbs with antonyms. See what happens. Remember that this is just an exercise since it will be too close to the original unless you completely restructure the poem and rewrite the lines.

Good luck! Good writing!