Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, June 28, 2009

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, July 5, 2009

Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS for weekly poetry prompts, accompanied by a new selection of fine art each week.

Angel of the Death

By Horace Vernet

1851

This week, for Sunday, July 5th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

amazed

amused

angel (or angle)

This week, we celebrate the birthday of French Academic painter Emile Jean-Horace Vernet, who was born on June 30, 1789. To honor this artist SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:

Karusel of Gatchina

By Horace Vernet

1842

Below:

Self Portrait

By Horace Vernet

1835

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, July 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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