Prompts and Resources

This is your go-to space for all the creative prompts and valuable resources that will help you through Poetry Cove Chapbook Month 2024. We will be sharing daily prompts designed to spark your creativity and challenge you, the poet, to craft your poems with emotion.

Prompts

What to Expect:

• Daily Prompts: Every day, we’ll share new prompts to inspire your writing. These will include:

  • Word Prompts: A single word or phrase to inspire your poem.

  • Image Prompts: A captivating image to evoke your poetic imagination.

  • Suggested Forms: A specific poetic form or structure to experiment with.

These prompts are designed to challenge you, the poet, to craft your poems with emotion. Feel free to interpret them in any way that resonates with you. You can use them to start a new poem, expand on an existing idea, or simply to get your creative juices flowing.

Resources

To support you in your poetic journey, we’ve compiled a list of resources that you may find helpful:

Writing Guides:

• How to Write a Chapbook

• Poetic Forms and Techniques

• Editing and Revising Your Poems

Workshops and Events:

• Workshop Schedule – Join our virtual workshops for tips, techniques, and feedback.

• Q&A Sessions – Participate in live Q&A sessions with experienced poets.

Inspiration:

• Poetry Reading List – Recommended poetry collections and anthologies.

• Online Poetry Communities – Connect with fellow poets and share your work.

Helpful Meetings:

• August 31: Welcome to the Challenge: In this session, we will review the intents and resources of the challenge; discuss chapbooks; and answer your questions.

• September 30: Celebration and Review: A celebration and review of the month; a how-to on working with Canva to format your chapbook into a printable version; if we have time, we can talk about formatting an e-book for Kindle KDP (for example).

How to Use This Thread

1. Check Regularly: Visit this thread daily for new prompts.

2. Share Your Work: Feel free to post your poems inspired by the prompts here or in the feedback corner.

3. Explore Resources: Use the resources provided to enhance your writing and chapbook creation process.

4. Engage and Support: Comment on others’ work, offer constructive feedback, and support your fellow poets.

Community Contributions

Here at The Poetry Cove, we are a community. We believe in the power of collaboration and mutual inspiration. We encourage you to add any prompts that you find inspiring or that you think will benefit others. Whether it’s a word, an image, or a form, your contributions are welcome and appreciated.

How to Share Your Prompts:

1. Post Directly: Share your prompt in this thread with a brief description.

2. Engage with Others: Feel free to use prompts shared by fellow poets and give feedback on how they inspired you.

We hope these prompts and resources will inspire you and help you achieve your goals for PoCoChapMo ‘24. Let’s get creative and make this a month to remember!

Here are some prompts by @Herb Hagell that you might find helpful and inspiring during the challenge.

Emotions Breakout

Themes:

Values: