Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, June 14, 2009

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, June 14, 2009

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The Hammock

By Gustave Courbet

1844

This week, for Sunday, June 14th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

salute
stone
swing

This week, we celebrate the birthday of French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, who was born on June 10, 1819. To honor this artist SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:

The Stone Breakers

By Gustave Courbet

1849

Below:

Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet

By Gustave Courbet

1854

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, June 14th, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

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