7 CREATIVE POEM STARTERS

A local retired professor, news journalist and writing group friend
recently asked me to look at the recent issue of the WRITERS DIGEST
where there are a mix of articles focused on CREATIVE THINKING for writers.

The first piece I read this morning is under a regular column titled:

"POETIC ASIDES" by Robert Lee Brewer

His title:

CREATIVE CHALLENGE: 7 CREATIVE POEM STARTERS

Here are the key suggestive words.  I encourage you to find the July/August Issue and read the more detailed description of how to use these 7

1. DILIGENCE - read, read, read, write, write write and the Inspiration will return

2. MEMORY: dive into your memory for ideas

3. RESPONSE: respond to things around you

4. SOUNDS: let the words you are writing spark your creativity

5. FORMS: let various poetic forms help spark your creativity

6. PROSE: switch back and forth between writing forms

7. BORROW: borrow from rather than plagiarize or copy.

I hope I have done justice to Robert Lee Brewer's ideas.