The Poetry Stash: 26November2024

Luck In Sarajevo by Izet Sarajlic

Today’s poem, “Luck in Sarjevo” by Izet Sarajlic, translated from the Serbo-Croat by Charles Simic, is from the anthology Staying Alive, edited by Neil Astley. The book is available for purchase here.

Luck In Sarajevo by Izet Sarajlic

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “everything is possible.”
2.	Begin with “lucky.”
3.	Draft a poem which contains irony. To read more about irony, click here.
4.	Draft a poem that is less than 10 lines.

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

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