Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, April 5, 2009
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The Sonnet
By William Mulready
1839
This week, for Sunday, April 5th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:
sic (or sick)
stand
stay
This week, we celebrate the birthday of Irish painter William Mulready, who was born on April 1, 1786. To honor this artist, SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of his artwork to accompany this week’s prompt.
Above:
A Dog of Two Minds
By William Mulready
1829
Below:
The Farrier's Shop
By William Mulready
c1820
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, April 5th, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.
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