April 2026 Poems

Prompts are from Amy Kay. Support her on Patreon here.

PROMPT: Marlanda Dekine says the following when asked about her poem, “Memory Poem” —“When it began to rain, I stepped onto the front porch and listened, remembering how often I did this as a child. I turned to automatic writing, letting the poem come without trying to control what emerged. In crafting it, I found myself returning to that early sense of attention and wonder. I hope this poem holds the memory in a way I can return to.”

Read “Memory Poem” by Marlanda Dekine and then write a poem where you try to step into your own early sense of attention and wonder. What does that look like on the page?

PROMPT: Come be the ____ I need

PROMPT: Read “I Have Always Confused Desire With Apocalypse” by Daphne Gottlieb and then write a poem titled I Have Always Confused ____ with ____

PROMPT: Write a haiku. We don’t stick to strict haiku rules here. Try to do a 5-7-5 syllable form.

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