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Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, August 10, 2008

Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.


Tennis Tournament
By George Bellows
(1920)


This week, for Sunday, August 10th, 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)

Be sure to come back to SIMPLY SNICKERS by Sunday, August 10th, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

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5 comments:

  1. RUSTED, NOT BUSTED, at THE MANE POINT

    And . . .
    an open invitation to bloggers to visit us at the MEME EXPRESS for daily prompts.

    Ride the MEME EXPRESS - for daily blog prompts



    Blessings all,
    Linda

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  2. Mine is up and all I have to say is Grr...writers block frustrations

    -Bev

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  3. Insomnia ensues...so I played!
    Mine is called "The Eclipse".

    I am at: http://notesafterdusk.blogspot.com/

    Cheers,
    Lea

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