The Poetry Stash: 22October2024

Selection from The Elder Edda

Today’s poem is the selection “The Words of the High One” from The Elder Edda, translated from the Icelandic by Paul B. Tayler and W.H. Auden. The book is available for purchase here.

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “I lost my way…”
2.	Begin with “The stupid should…”
3.	Draft a poem exploring the host/guest relationship.
4.	Draft a poem that gives advice.

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

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