The Poetry Stash: 5March2025

The People of the Other Village by Thomas Lux

Today’s poem, “The People of the Other Village” by Thomas Lux is from the anthology Staying Alive, Real Poems for Unreal Times, edited by Neil Astley. The book is available for purchase here.

The People of the Other Village by Thomas Lux

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “if we did not hurt them first…”
2.	Begin with “ambassadors of peace…”
3.	Draft a poem that explores war.
4.	Draft a satire. To read more about satire, click here.

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

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