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.

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