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Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, July 12, 2009

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, July 12, 2009


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The Garden at Pontoise

By Camille Pissarro

1877


This week, for Sunday, July 12th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:


line

look

lush


This week, we celebrate the birthday of French Impressionist and Pointillist painter Camille Pissarro, who was born on July 10, 1830. To honor this artist SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt.


Above:

Woman Hanging Laundry

By Camille Pissaro

1887

Below:

The Gardener - Old Peasant with Cabbage

By Camille Pissarro

c1890


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 12th, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

Please check out the other SIMPLY SNICKERS entries. What creative writer doesn’t appreciate encouraging comments?


We also invite you to visit The Meme Express for daily blogging prompts. Try today’s prompt, or pick one from the archives. See what starts your creative engine – for poetry, prose, photography or other postings.


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8 comments:

  1. Hi Linda,

    I included the prompt for this week on my site: http://writeinmotion.blogspot.com/

    Thanks so much for the inspiration.

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  2. Hi! This is a poem I made using the prompt words:

    My Dream

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  3. Hello, I'm back!

    Thanks for the inspiration!

    Here's my poem:

    Fishing

    Have a wonderful evening.

    Jane

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  4. hi..

    love the words this week...

    thanks linda...

    all gone

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  5. Linda, hoping all is well with you and yours. . . here is my submission to this week's prompt. Thanks as always for the inspiration!

    http://cordieb.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/from-lush-to-love/

    PLL, C.

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  6. Hi Linda!

    My poem this week is entitled "From gate to Gate." Thank you so much for researching and finding the beautiful pictures to give us tools for inspiration. Your commitment is also an inspiration!

    I hope you are doing well.

    May God bless you,

    Angie
    http://mothergrievinglossofchild.blogspot.com

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