Prompt: 3 Things People May Pass Judgement On. 3 Things That Actually Describe You. I decided to write about my experiences with anxiety, and how I often fear I do not fit into a conventional mold, especially in school. I also wrote about my experiences having 2 moms, as people are frequently homophobic towards me for the way I was raised. This was for an assignment in my Writer's Workshop elective, so a specific structure is evident. Let me know what you think!

Sonnet with rhyming scheme. 14-line poem with a strict rhyme scheme and meter, traditionally expressing a single idea and often concluding with a shift in thought. The two main types are the Shakespearean (or English) sonnet, with three quatrains and a final couplet (rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG)

Think of a story you know well or a story that has been told to you by another person. Why did you like that story or not like it? What made it memorable? See if you can make the story more interesting, unique, or powerful by retelling it through character dialogue.

Prompt: Choose a random word and create a concise rhyming scheme around it. Use a word you do not know.

Begin writing a poem by starting each line with a different letter of the alphabet. You must use all 26 letters from A to Z to begin the first word in each of the 26 lines This is an acebcedarian

Prompt: Who are they? What makes them tick? What was their life like growing up? What is their life like now? What strengths or weaknesses/ fears do they have?

Go online and look at art. Find a piece of art that speaks to you in some way. For your poem: think about HOW you want to connect with the art.

Prompt: Tell me a story about a time that you learned something really important about yourself. Detailing the story of how I taught myself to ride a bike, exploring more story-form poetry.

Prompt: Write a longer poem, or a page or so of prose, where you observe the world around you AND TELL A STORY ABOUT IT. This doesn’t have to be about what you are currently observing; it can be about something that you have observed in the past. Zoom in to details and use caesura, end-stopped and enjambed lines, similes, metaphors, and imagery to make your writing come alive for the reader. This is a LONGER poem, where you get a little contemplative!

Personal Peice about how women struggle with their appearance, and hoe harmful it can be to those who listen. "Children may not obey, but children will listen."