The Poetry Stash: 28May2024

In Lisbon Before Departure by Marc Chagall

Today’s poem is “In Lisbon Before Departure” by Marc Chagall, translated from Yiddish. The poem is found in Chagall by Jackie Wullschläger (Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Oct 21, 2008, p.394). The book is available for purchase here.

In Lisbon Before Departure by Marc Chagall

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “Have you ever seen…”
2.	Begin with “I have no place…”
3.	Draft a poem that begins with a question.
4.	Draft a poem that has a stanza structure, each containing 4 lines (Quatrains). For more information about quatrains, click here.

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

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