Sundays, we will dedicate to verse. Let’s awaken our inner poets! Some prompts will focus on one form of verse or another – rhymes and iambs and all that – while others it will be up to you.
If there is a specific element of technique I want you to try, I’ll explain it and/or link some descriptions and examples.
The Ode/Eulogy
In honor of one of my favorite poets, Ross Gay, and his book Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, our first poetry prompt is to write a poem that is both an ode, and a eulogy. Now this doesn’t need to be a literal eulogy, it can just be concerning itself with grief or loss, just as the ode portion need only concern itself with joy or praise.
(For an example, check out my poem Pomegranate Mare, or the titular poem of Gay’s book Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude.)
Nic Job 
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