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poetinahat
08-27-2006, 05:12 PM
Here's a listing of the poetry collections, games, and threads asking you to write poems on a theme. You'll find more in the 'LOOK HERE' thread (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19841), mentioned in the STICKY OF ALL STICKIES (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27325).

Join in - if you add a new one, let me know, and I'll add it to the list.

COLLECTIONS:

The Blue Rock Poems (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35212) -- AWers' poems about the citizens of the good town of.

Calling Card Thread (poems by AWers) (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23161) -- Add your 'calling card' poem to the august list.
Here's the discussion thread. (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23163)

Absolute Poets' Collections (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30943) -- List all your poems in one place, so your fans can find them


GAMES: Any form

Poetry Game, Anyone? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9965) -- write a poem using the keyword supplied by the previous poster

The All New Poetry Game (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38969) -- write a poem using the song title supplied by the previous poster

Poem about the person above you (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29576) -- self-explanatory.

Poems that Change Our Perceptions - Small Servings (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32170) -- pithy, quirky works.

The 10 words Poetry Game (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31069) -- You've got a list of ten words. Write a poem using them all.

New 10-word Poetry Game (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32363) -- Same thing, new words.

Spam Game (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34729) -- Poems using SPAM subjects.

The 'word-up' poetry game (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43083) -- Write a poem where the first letters of each line spell a word.

Are you up for the challenge? (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=46062) -- Write a poem of the type named by the last poster; name the form of the next poem to be written.

GAMES: Specific form

Haikuicide (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9734) -- write a haiku. Any haiku.

Chain, chain, chain, chain of haiku fools (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29338) -- write a haiku, using the last line from the previous haiku as your first line.

My First Tanka! (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31284) -- Write a tanka (see original post for explanation)

Fibs and the Fibbing Fibbers who write them... (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31311) -- Write a poem using the Fibonacci sequence for syllables per line (the OP explains it better).

The Fibonacci Turn (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34308) -- write a Fibonacci-turn poem (see original post for explanation)

Inspired by Paint - do you have a one-line poem? (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22312) -- Add a one-liner.

Another New Form Idea. (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37211) -- poems using the digits of pi to dictate how many syllables per line.

Halloween Hai-Boo Chain (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41795) -- Same format as "Chain, chain, chain...", but Halloween-themed.

Cinquain Train (http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44639) -- A chain, chain, chain of five-line poems, syllable length 2/4/6/8/2.

THEMES: Write a poem on the theme given

Theme Me, Baby (slight return) (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34320) -- Liberty

Theme Me, Baby - Vol. 2 (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34593) -- Summer

Theme Me, Baby - Vol. 3 (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35167) -- The Power of Memories

Theme Me, Baby! Vol. 4 (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36896) -- Finding beauty in an unexpected place

Theme Me, Baby - Vol. 5 (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=775843) -- difficult decisions

Poems of Joy: Redux (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34592) -- Poems to express joy. Restart of a thread lost earlier. Originally started by Jenna.

Paper Doll: Poems About Poems (http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33297) -- self-explanatory.