The Poetry Stash: 30April2025

Trees by Danez Smith

Today’s selection is “Trees” by Danez Smith. To listen to the reading and read the text, click here.

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “I wish we could take a picture of…”
2.	Begin with “if I could be a …”
3.	Draft a poem that explores the origin of something.
4.	Draft a poem that includes the specific names of people.

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

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