The Poetry Stash: 15October2024

Selection from A Wreath For Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson

Today’s poem is a selection from the book A Wreath For Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson. The book is available for purchase here.

Selection from A Wreath For Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “Flowers had/a language…”
2.	Begin with “a speech for…”
3.	Draft a crown of sonnets. To read more about this form, click here.
4.	Draft an elegy. To read more about elegies, click here.

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

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