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ars longa, vita brevis - art is long, life is short

Do you feel that your life is never going to be enough to explore all the art that resides in the world? Construct something around this thought.

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Write a poem in the same format as this one: 14 Lines from…Doc Luben - 14 Lines from Love Letters or Suicide Notes

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The alchemy of handshakes.

Ever crossed paths with someone whose warm hands gave you a glimpse of their entire life and made you feel something? Write about such instances and the feelings that they evoke.

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Portrait of a Lady's Smile, Paul Klee, via Google Arts&Culture

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Describe your first political act. Your education on societal issues and the act of gaining knowledge is political. So is forming an understanding of suppression and privilege. Every want or desire you have had to tame because of societal hierarchies and ingrained fear is also political. Everything pertaining to identity is political.

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Elegy is a kind of poem typically written as a lament for the dead. Use the form to honour something/someone (they may be alive still).

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Have you ever feared losing your love and ability to write? Explore these fears and anxieties in your piece.

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Write an English ghazal.

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“Out of the ash/I rise with my red hair/ And I eat men like air:” These are the last three lines of Sylvia Plath’s famed poem “Lady Lazarus.” Using this as the first stanza, build your own poem, but follow its rhyme scheme as you go along.

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Write a poem without using any personal pronouns (I, We, Me, You, He, She, etc.).

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Song prompt — A Teenager’s Romance by Ricky Nelson

Write a poem based on whatever listening to this song makes you feel.

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Dialogue Poem.

Write a poem in which two subjects are communicating with each other in alternating lines or stanzas. This could be based on a conversation you've had, wish you’d had, or something entirely made up and personified.

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Under the Bed.

This prompt calls upon you to step into the world of horror and give words to the unspeakable. What is the monster that lurks under your bed? A Hungarian Horntail? Procrastination?

Write a poem in the horror genre.

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Free pass: no prompt day.

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Your Unseen Magic. Do you have a daily ritual, special and unique to you? Maybe a superstition, a collection of four-leaf clovers? A prayer before bedtime, or making wishes on eyelashes? Write a poem about the little things you do that make your days more magical.

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Observations on the subway.

One of the qualities of a good writer is being observative. Imagine you’re on a subway going home, and you see dozens of different faces carrying different stories in their heart. Weave and express your observations as a narrative poem, become the narrator in other people’s lives.

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Write a poem about a memory in your mind that has a strong impact on your living. Perhaps a recollection that stayed in your mind rent-free.