Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, February 8, 2009

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, February 8, 2009

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Soda Jerk

By Norman Rockwell

1953

This week, for Sunday, February 8^th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

still

stop

stray

This week, we celebrate the birthday of American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell, who was born on February 3, 1894. Norman Rockwell is perhaps best remembered for creating illustrated covers for The Saturday Evening Post.

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

Above:

The Runaway

By Norman Rockwell

1958

Below:

Doctor and the Doll

By Norman Rockwell

1929

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 for Sunday, February 8^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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