Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, September 6, 2009

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, September 6th, 2009

Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.

Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog

By Caspar David Friedrich

1818

This week, for Sunday, September 6th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

bare

bark

beside

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Caspar David Friedrich, German landscape painter, who was born on September 5, 1774.

To honor this artist SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:

The Abbey in the Oakwood

By Caspar David Friedrich

1808-1810

Below:

Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon

By Caspar David Friedrich

1830-1835

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, September 6th, and leave a comment with a link to your post, once you have published your poem on your own blog.

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Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, August 30, 2009

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, August 30, 2009

Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.This time, we offer a two-week prompt.

The Slippers of Cinderella

By Aubrey Beardsley

1894

Through Sunday, August 30th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

realm

regard

right

During these two weeks, we celebrate the birthday of British illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, who was born on August 21, 1872. To honor this artist SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of this artist’s work to accompany this prompt.

Above:

The Battle of the Beaux and Belles

By Aubrey Beardsley

1896

Below:

The Nightpiece

By Aubrey Beardsley

1894

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, August 30th, 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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On Sundays, you may leave comments

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Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, August 16, 2009

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, August 16, 2009

Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.

The Actor – Jean Gabriel Swel

By Agostino Carraci

16^th Century

This week, for Sunday, August 16th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

daunt

dog

drama

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Italian Baroque painter and printmaker Agostino Carraci, who was born on August 16, 1557. Agostino Carraci’s brother was Italian painter Annibale Carracci, and his cousin was Italian painter Lodovico Carraci.

To honor this artist SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:

Dog

By Agostino Carraci

16^th Century

Below:

Wooded Landscape

By Agostino Carraci

16^th Century

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, August 9th, 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.

Bonus link hint:

On Sundays, you may leave comments

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to SIMPLY SNICKERS each week.

Love poetry? Click here to stop by at Linda Ann Nickerson’s poetry and humor blog, Nickers and Ink. Click here to subscribe to an RSS feed for this writer's helpful Helium content. If you wish, click here for a free subscription to this author's online AC content, so you won't miss a single post!

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, August 9, 2009

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, August 9, 2009

Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.

Gloucester Harbor

By John Henry Twachtman

1900

This week, for Sunday, August 9th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

scene (or seen)

span

stare (or stair)

This week, we celebrate the birthday of American Impressionist painter John Henry Twachtman, who was born on August 4, 1853. To honor this artist SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:

Summer

By John Henry Twachtman

c1898

Below:

The White Bridge

By John Henry Twachtman

c1885

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, August 9th, 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.

Bonus link hint:

On Sundays, you may leave comments

(with links to your SIMPLY SNICKERS entries)

at The Meme Express,

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to SIMPLY SNICKERS each week.

Love poetry? Click here to stop by at Linda Ann Nickerson’s poetry and humor blog, Nickers and Ink. Click here to subscribe to an RSS feed for this writer's helpful Helium content. If you wish, click here for a free subscription to this author's online AC content, so you won't miss a single post!