The Poetry Stash: 17June2024

Small Shoes by Maggie Smith

Today’s poem is “Small Shoes” by Maggie Smith from the collection Goldenrod. The book is available for purchase here.

Small Shoes by Maggie Smith

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “who was the last to see them…”
2.	Begin with “It is difficult to…”
3.	Draft a poem that explores the refugee experience.
4.	Draft a poem that uses metonymy. To read more about metonymy, click here.

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

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