The Poetry Stash: 24December2024

from quilting by Lucille Clifton

Today’s poem is a selection from the collection, quilting by Lucille Clifton (BOA editions). The book is available for purchase here.

from quilting by Lucille Clifton

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “I am accused of…”
2.	Begin with “learning language everyday…”
3.	Draft a poem written in all lower case letters or all upper case letters.
4.	Draft a poem in which an abstract term is personified.

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

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