Smash Poetry Journal

125 Writing Ideas for Inspiration and Self Exploration

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Pub Date 19 Mar 2019 | Archive Date 22 Mar 2019
F+W Media | Writer's Digest Books

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Description

A Poetry Journal to Poem Your Days Away!

Don't wait for inspiration to strike! Whether you're an aspiring or published poet, this book will help you get in a frame of mind to make creative writing a consistent part of your life. With prompts from Robert Lee Brewer's popular Writer's Digest blog, Poetic Asides, you'll find 125 ideas for writing poems along with the journaling space you need to respond to the prompt.125 unexpected poetry prompts such as from the perspective of an insect, about a struggle, or including the word changePlenty of blank space to compose your own poemsTips on unique poetic forms and other poetry resourcesPerfectly sized to carry in a backpack or purse, you can jot down ideas for poems as you're waiting in line for a morning coffee or take it to the park for a breezy afternoon writing session. Wherever you are, your next poem is never more than a page-turn away.
A Poetry Journal to Poem Your Days Away!

Don't wait for inspiration to strike! Whether you're an aspiring or published poet, this book will help you get in a frame of mind to make creative...

A Note From the Publisher

Robert Lee Brewer is a senior content editor at Writer's Digest. He is the editor of Writer's Market and Poet's Market, and is the host of the popular Poetic Asides blog on WritersDigest.com. The Wednesday poetry prompts on the blog commonly receive more than 100 comments and engagements each week. Robert is the author of the poetry collection Solving the World's Problems published by Press 53 in 2013. Voted Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere in 2010, Robert speaks around the country on topics related to publishing, poetry, finding and connecting with readers, and more.

Robert Lee Brewer is a senior content editor at Writer's Digest. He is the editor of Writer's Market and Poet's Market, and is the host of the popular Poetic Asides blog on...


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ISBN 9781440300615
PRICE £11.99 (GBP)
PAGES 256

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Smash Poetry Journal is a great book with many inspiring and emotionally charged poem prompts followed by blank writing pages, lined and unlined.
For those who enjoy writing poetry, but struggle with ideas, this book will jump start your imagination with its 125 diverse prompts such as: a “nope” poem, “napkin” poem, “I am” poem, “it can’t be” poem, “dream” poem, “foodie” poem, and “dedication” poem.

This is also a great book for teachers to use in conjunction with their poetry curriculum and will be recommending it as such.

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Having the opportunity to review this book was a total delight for me. I have seen books that are similar to this, however never one where you are prompted to write poetry. 😘
I read through the book reading the poem prompts and the descriptions that were given. I really liked that there was a wide variety of subjects.

What I like is that the author supplies a variety of different words or phrases to help you get your creativity going. An example of this would be...he would supply the prompt, “watching the world go by”. You could write a poem about wearing rose colored glasses, looking out the window of an airplane or while window shopping at the mall...there are so many ways for you to watch the world go by. You pick the way you want to do it and write your poem.

I appreciate that the author provides additional links at the back of the book where one can locate additional poetry prompts and writing assistance.
This book was a joy to review!

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I've always loved writing, and tried my hand at poems, too, though I have to admit that I'm more of the prose writer type. I mostly did my writing in my mother tongue and not in English, though. That means, I feel like my English writing has yet to be practiced and improved. When I saw this book on Netgalley I immediately felt like I need to have it and check it out! I haven't yet finished any of the prompts but I read the book through to see what they're like, and I love them! Most of the prompts are ones that I would never have thought about, but I'm already inspired! I'm planning to do this "challenge" and eventually write a poem for each promt. I might even share them on my blog. There are also little fun facts about poems, so it's not a dry listing of prompts. I recommend it to everyone who seeks inspiration to write different kinds of poems, or different topics for poems. I know I will use it.

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