The Poetry Stash: 26August2024

X by Jean Valentine

Today’s poem is “X” by Jean Valentine from the anthology, No More Masks! edited by Florence Howe. The book is available for purchase here.

X by Jean Valentine

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “I miss…”
2.	Begin with “Playing with a stone…”
3.	Draft a poem which uses three perspectives: “I,” “you,” and “he”.
4.	Include an epigraph with your poem. To read more about epigraphs, click here.

5. Photo by Erik Mclean via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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