Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, December 7, 2008

Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, December 7, 2008

Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.

Family Reunion

By Jean Frederic Bazille

1859

This week, for Sunday, December 7^th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

smock

splendor

stoic

This week, we celebrate the birthday of French Impressionist painter Jean Frederic Bazille, who was born on December 6, 1841. To honor this artist, SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of his artwork to accompany this week’s prompt.

Self-Portrait

By Jean Frederic Bazille

1865-1866

Feel free to use the artwork in your own blog post, or not, as inspiration strikes you. Just be sure to come back to SIMPLY SNICKERS by Sunday, December 7^th, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

Please check out the other SIMPLY SNICKERS entries. What creative writer doesn’t appreciate encouraging comments?

We also invite you to visit The Meme Express for daily blogging prompts. Try today’s prompt, or pick one from the archives. See what starts your creative engine – for poetry, prose, photography or other postings.

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Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, November 30, 2008

Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, November 30, 2008

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Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

By Georges-Pierre Seurat

1884-1886

This week, for Sunday, November 30^th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

glide

glimmer

gold

grace

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Georges-Pierre Seurat, French Neo-Impressionist painter, who was born on December 2, 1859. To honor this artist, SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of his artwork to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:

Le Chahut

By Georges-Pierre Seurat

1889-1890

Below:

The Circus

By Georges-Pierre Seurat

1891

Feel free to use the artwork in your own blog post, or not, as inspiration strikes you. Just be sure to come back to SIMPLY SNICKERS by Sunday, November 30^th, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

Please check out the other SIMPLY SNICKERS entries. What creative writer doesn’t appreciate encouraging comments?

We also invite you to visit The Meme Express for daily blogging prompts. Try today’s prompt, or pick one from the archives. See what starts your creative engine – for poetry, prose, photography or other postings.

Love poetry? Click here to stop by at Linda Ann Nickerson’s poetry and humor blog, Nickers and Ink. Click here to subscribe to an RSS feed for this writer's helpful Helium content. If you wish, click here for a free subscription to this author's online AC content, so you won't miss a single post!

Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, November 23, 2008

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La Grande Famille

By Rene Magritte

1963

This week, for Sunday, November 23^rd, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

horizon

hover

human

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Belgian Surrealist artist Rene Francois Ghislain Magritte, who was born on November 21, 1898.

To honor this artist, SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of his artwork to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:

The Human Condition

By Rene Magritte

1935

Below:

The Mysteries of the Horizon

By Rene Magritte

1955

Feel free to use the artwork in your own blog post, or not, as inspiration strikes you. Just be sure to come back to SIMPLY SNICKERS by Sunday, November 23^rd, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

Please check out the other SIMPLY SNICKERS entries. What creative writer doesn’t appreciate encouraging comments?

We also invite you to visit The Meme Express for daily blogging prompts. Try today’s prompt, or pick one from the archives. See what starts your creative engine – for poetry, prose, photography or other postings.

Love poetry? Click here to stop by at Linda Ann Nickerson’s poetry and humor blog, Nickers and Ink. Click here to subscribe to an RSS feed for this writer's helpful Helium content. If you wish, click here for a free subscription to this author's online AC content, so you won't miss a single post!

Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, November 16, 2008

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Jean Monet on His Hobby Horse

By Claude Monet

1872

This week, for Sunday, November 16^th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

balance

bold

bright

This week, we celebrate the birthday of, French Impressionist painter Claude Oscar Monet, who was born on November 14, 1840.

To honor this artist, SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of his artwork to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:

Camille Monet at Work

By Claude Monet

1875

Below:

Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies

By Claude Monet

1899

Feel free to use the artwork in your own blog post, or not, as inspiration strikes you. Just be sure to come back to SIMPLY SNICKERS by Sunday, November 16^th, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

Please check out the other SIMPLY SNICKERS entries. What creative writer doesn’t appreciate encouraging comments?

We also invite you to visit The Meme Express for daily blogging prompts. Try today’s prompt, or pick one from the archives. See what starts your creative engine – for poetry, prose, photography or other postings.

Love poetry? Click here to stop by at Linda Ann Nickerson’s poetry and humor blog, Nickers and Ink. Click here to subscribe to an RSS feed for this writer's helpful Helium content. If you wish, click here for a free subscription to this author's online AC content, so you won't miss a single post!