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Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, August 3, 2008

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Nature Symbolized (Reefs)
By Arthur Garfield Dove
(1924)


This week, for Sunday, August 3rd, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

wander

weak

wild

wit

wonder


This week, we celebrate the birthday of American Abstract Expressionist painter Arthur Garfield Dove (born August 1, 1880). To honor this artist, SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of his work to accompany this week’s prompt. Feel free to use the artwork, or not, as inspiration strikes you.

Tanks
By Arthur Garfield Dove
(1938)

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Below:
Me and the Moon
By Arthur Garfield Dove
(1937)



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6 comments:

  1. Okay this is my first time, be gentle:

    http://sahmbles.blogspot.com/2008/07/okay-so-im-no-poet.html

    Not sure how to link in comments either. :)

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  2. Here's mine, but I'm warning you...

    http://trawo.blogspot.com/2008/07/wander-well.html

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  3. Yay.. I back this wk. :)
    Untitled

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  4. I'm new here and I am confused. Sunday is August 3rd and August 6th is Wednesday. I found you link from Nicole's blog (Raven Wing Poetry). I loved her poem for this prompt so much I was intrigued and came to visit.

    May I play? Please say yes because I already posted!

    Wanton

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