Writing Prompt
Talk Back to Your Past Self
Hi, Friend.
Recently Andrea Gibson said that facts make great writing prompts, and they do! I sometimes get inspiration from reading the news, or watching a history or science documentary, for this very reason. A fact can be a compelling entry into a poem or essay.
Your femur is stronger than concrete, and it’s hollow.
The average human dream lasts only 2 to 3 seconds.
All of these would be terrific starting points. But I’ve been thinking about imagined facts, misconceptions, second guesses, and mistakes as kindling for poems, too. Let me explain.