The Poetry Stash: 11July2024

Trawling the Silences by Kathryn Stripling Byer

Today’s poem is “Trawling the Silences” by Kathryn Stripling Byer from the collection Trawling the Silences (Jacar Press). The book is available for purchase here.

Trawling the Silences by Kathryn Stripling Byer

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “just naming a thing is…”
2.	Begin with “The silences…”
3.	Draft a poem that explores a proverb: “In like a lion, out like a lamb.”
4.	Using a field guide, draft a poem that lists the names of items found in the natural world such as flowers, mussels, etc.

5. Photo by Tim Mossholder via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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