The Poetry Stash: 27December2024

The Listeners by Walter de la Mare

Today’s poem, “The Listeners” by Walter de la Mare inspired a muscial composition written and performed by Bernd Wahlbrinck. To listen to the performance and read the poem, click here.

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “Is there anybody there?”
2.	Begin with “the forest’s ferny floor…”
3.	Draft a poem that narrates a story.
4.	Draft a poem that explores the relationship between listeners and speakers.

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

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