Happy National Poetry Month, everyone!We've been working on the month-long #WaterPoemProject for ten days now, but if you're looking for Poetry Month writing prompts, we've got you covered. Start with Day 1 and you'll have poetry prompts from now through the end of April.If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Or you can watch this video of me describing how to participate. It’s on the YouTube channel Authors Everywhere.Sharing our writing prompt for Day 10 is children's poet Buffy Silverman.Buffy's poetry prompt is: A Watery Home
Write a mask poem about an animal and its watery home.A mask poem is written from the viewpoint of the poem's subject. Choose an animal (real or imagined) that lives in water as your subject.You might write from the viewpoint of a tadpole that wriggles on the bottom of a pond, a crayfish that hides under rocks in a stream, or a dolphin that leaps in the ocean. Write a poem that tells about your home.Answering these questions might help you begin: What sounds and sights surround you? How do you stay safe and find food? Why is your home the perfect place for you to live?
***Your task is to draft a poem in the voice of a water-dwelling animal before the end of the day tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1, 2020.If you’re doing the #WaterPoemProject with a group, be sure to share or post your rough draft, read other people’s poems, and cheer for their efforts. Or leave your poem here, in the comments.
Buffy Silverman's newest book On a Snow-Melting Day: Seeking Signs of Spring is published by Millbrook Press. Find out more about Buffy's books at http://www.buffysilverman.com***#WaterPoemProject Series Posts:Project IntroductionFAQPrompt 1: Irene Latham, The Language of WaterPrompt 2: Elizabeth Steinglass, What Would a Raindrop Say?Prompt 3: Linda Mitchell, Found HaikuPrompt 4: Shari Green, Fogbow FibonacciPrompt 5: Margaret Simon, The Taste of WaterPrompt 6: Heather Meloche, The Shape of a WavePrompt 7: Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, A Water MemoryPrompt 8: Laura Shovan, Rainy Day OppositesPrompt 9: Kathryn Apel, Silly SolagePrompt 10: Buffy Silverman, A Watery HomePrompt 11: Kara Laughlin, Frozen FogPrompt 12: Debbie Levy, Jump into a LimerickPrompt 13: Joy McCullough, What Are Water Bears?Prompt 14: Linda Baie, Frozen Water SkinnyPrompt 15: Chris Baron, The Hidden World of WaterPrompt 16: Michelle Heidenrich Barnes, Water WordplayPrompt 17: Susan Tan, The Sound of WaterPrompt 18: Mike Grosso, Waterplay!Prompt 19: R. L. Toalson, Wishing WellPrompt 20: Margarita Engle, Ode to the ShorePrompt 21: Faye McCray, Poem in a BubblePrompt 22: Meg Eden, Surprising ConnectionsPlease support the #WaterPoemProject authors by buying their books from your favorite independent bookstore.
Happy National Poetry Month, everyone!We've been working on the month-long #WaterPoemProject for ten days now, but if you're looking for Poetry Month writing prompts, we've got you covered. Start with Day 1 and you'll have poetry prompts from now through the end of April.If you’re new to this project, please read the Introduction and FAQ. Or you can watch this video of me describing how to participate. It’s on the YouTube channel Authors Everywhere.Sharing our writing prompt for Day 10 is children's poet Buffy Silverman.Buffy's poetry prompt is: A Watery Home