The Poetry Stash: 19February2025

American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes

In celebration of Black History Month, here is Terrance Hayes reading a selection from his collection, American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin. To watch the video on YouTube click here. The book is available for purchase here.

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “Are you not the color of…”
2.	Begin with “I’m not sure how…”
3.	Draft a poem that makes reference to musicians.
4.	Draft a poem that begins and ends with a question.

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

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