Writers Who Teach
Mining the experience of writers who teach, to teach better writers.
Writing Exercises
Confronting Iniquity
by John Stanizzi
Evil doings inspire people to rant. Rant away! Then turn it into poetry.
Place Essay

by Dennis Barone
Return to a significant place, describe how it’s change, search for meaning in this.
Oh, Fortunate One

by Denise Abercrombie
The cookie does not lie. Embrace the wisdom of the cookie. And write about it.
Title Swap

by Jonathan Andersen
It’s not stealing if I give it to you. Here’s a title I like. Write something new to go with it.
Storytelling to Poem Conversion

by Catherine E. Hoyser
& Maureen P. Hall
Listen carefully to this story. Very carefully. Now tell it back to me as a poem.
Criss-cross

by Leslie McGrath
What does the universe smell like? What’s the sound of yellow happiness?
Dirty Word Substitution
by Edmond Chibeau
Person, Place and Song

By Christopher Torockio
It’s not just the same old song, it’s the hit single, the opening act.
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