The Poetry Stash: 25June2025

"Open Letter To Marvel Comics" by William Giles

Today’s poem is “Open Letter To Marvel Comics,” a poetry slam performance by William Giles at the National Poetry Slam Semi-Finals, 2015. To listen to the selection, click here.

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “The only crop is…”
2.	Begin with “a shield…”
3.	Draft a poem inspired by a Marvel Comics character.
4.	Draft a poem that explores colonialism and citizenship.

5. Photo by Monique Pinto via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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