The Poetry Stash: 17December2024

Said The Wishing Well by Andrea Gibson

Today’s poem, “Said The Wishing Well” by Andrea Gibson, is from the collection Lord of the Butterflies (Button Publishing Inc.) The book is available for purchase here.

Said The Wishing Well by Andrea Gibson

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “It has been years/since…”
2.	Begin with “carved with the face…”
3.	Draft a poem that explores desire.
4.	Draft a poem in which the speaker is not human.

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

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