The Poetry Stash: 09April2024

Howdy by Derick Burleson

Today’s poem is “Howdy” by Derick Burleson from the collection ejo: Poems, Rwanda,1991-1994. The book is available for purchase here.

Howdy by Derick Burleson

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “the first day of school…”
2.	Begin with “I rear back and holler…”
3.	Draft a poem that includes dialogue.
4.	Draft a poem that details a trip to a place which was completely foreign to you (language, culture, politics, landscape, etc.)

 5. Photo by Ayşenaz Bilgin via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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