Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, June 21, 2009

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, June 21, 2009

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Circle Limit III

By M. C. Escher

1959

This week, for Sunday, June 21st, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

climb

course

craft

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Dutch graphic artist M. C. Escher, who was born on June 17, 1898. To honor this artist SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:

Relativity

By M. C. Escher

1953

Below:

Drawing Hands

By M. C. Escher

1948

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 21st, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

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