Since many of you have commented on or have tried my writing suggestions below, I thought I would add some more.
- Write a series of poems under water. Basically, jump under water, make up a poem in your head, and then run back to land and write it down quickly. The water must be under 75 degrees but above 60.
- Create a poem from other poems. This is basically a cento knock-off. Take bits from other poets’ poems and place them in lines. Once done, rent a wood chipper. Feed your centoesque poem through the chipper. Take the fragmented paper and glue the bits haphazardly on a new piece of paper.
- Write a lyric poem, run it through an online translation program 100 times back and forth from English to Spanish to French to English, and once finished, rewrite the translated piece as if you are a dolphin who can speak.
- Get a sharpie, another poet (be playful with gender here), and some butcher paper. Spread the paper under both of you on the floor in a 6 ft by 6 ft space. Wrestle the other poet with the sharpie in your hand, attempting to write a poem on the paper below your feet while fighting off the other poet.
- Take your least favorite poet’s work to the woods with you. Bury the work six feet under. Come back for it in a year and write about the ability of the poetry to last in time.
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