Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, August 10, 2008

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Tennis Tournament
By George Bellows
(1920)

This week, for Sunday, August 10^th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

total

tradition

triumph

This week, we celebrate the birthday of American artist George Wesley Bellows (born August 12, 1882). 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.

Above:
My Family
By George Bellows
(1916)

Below:
New York
By George Bellows
(1911)

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