I’ve been reading Kyle Vaughn’s Lightning Paths: 75 Poetry Writing Exercises, which inspired me to delve into another book study of poetry forms and responses. I’ll be making my way through the exercises and prompts between now and the end of the year.
In today’s exercise, Vaughn challenges writers to write a poem using a variety of figurative language and forms of imagery to describe the setting so that the imaginary becomes the real through words.
First I Dreamed First, I dreamed of her red-trimmed white Little Guy Max soul in a tear-drop took a YouTube tour birch cabinets, black counters stargazing window stand-up full wet bath just enough for three schnoodles two adventurers un-gymnasium seeking more cozy snuggles more marshmallow nights more fairy tree lights fewer deadlines, more good books more life in less space
Common Threads 