The Poetry Stash: 29July2024

Silent Town by Bohdan Bratus

Today’s poem is “Silent Town” by Bohdan Bratus, translated by Yurii Popovych and Olivia Thomakos from the anthology Tiny Flames, Voices from Ukraine, edited by Alice Eaves. The book is available for purchase here.

Silent Town by Bohdan Bratus

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “We are recklessly naked…”
2.	Begin with “The train flies like…”
3.	Draft a poem that explores how war affects civilians who live in areas of conflict.
4.	Draft a poem in which the landscape reflects human experience/emotion.

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

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