Simply Snickers greets the year 2011

Simply Snickers greets the year 2011

Happy New Year to all 
- readers and wordsmiths -
- poets and perusers -
from Simply Snickers.

Simply Snickers Thanks Participants and Readers

Simply Snickers Thanks Participants and Readers 

After nearly three years (and more than 100 weekly poetry prompt posts), Simply Snickers is discontinuing weekly blogging.

Thanks to the many subscribers, participants and readers. We have had fun together, crafting poems to accompany keyword prompts and classic works of fine art.

As much as I have enjoyed putting up weekly poetry prompts, I find I must focus on a few key assignments that are becoming pressing, productive and profitable uses of my writing time.

Please feel free to select and post to any past prompts - as Simply Snickers will remain open indefinitely. Grab any prompts you like from the archive or choices at the bottom of this (or any) post here. Refresh the page for additional options.

Blessings all around,
Linda

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, May 2, 2010

 Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, May 2, 2010

Poetic salutations – and welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.

The Reading Lesson

By Jan Frederick Portielje

19^th Century

Dutch painter Jan Frederick Portielje (Mother and Daughter and The Mourning Room), was born on April 29, 1829.

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Dutch painter Jan Frederick Portielje, who was born on April 29, 1829.

To honor this artist, we offer samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt.

Above:

A Moment by the Fire

By Jan Frederick Portielje

19^th Century

Below:

The Butterfly

By Jan Frederick Portielje

19^th Century

Our poetry prompt for this week includes these key words:

find

fire

flit

Use all of these words, or as many as you can, in your own original poem this week.

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, 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?

Are you on our blogroll?

If you participate regularly,

and you would like to be added,

just leave a comment below to ask!

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,

which issues a Sunday Invitation

to Simply Snickers each week

and daily blogging prompts

throughout the week.

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, April 18, 2010

 Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, April 18, 2010

Greetings to bibliophiles and wordsmiths – and welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.

-

Au Pays Noir Vers

By Constantin Meunier

circa 1893

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Belgian painter and sculptor Constantin Meunier, who was born on April 12, 1831.

To honor this artist, we offer samples of this artist’s work to accompany this week’s prompt.

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Above:

Marteleur

By Constantin Meunier

circa 1888

Below:

L’Homme Qui Boit

By Constantin Meunier

1890

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Our poetry prompt for this week includes these key words:

first

force

fresh

Use all of these words, or as many as you can, in your own original poem this week.

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, 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?

Are you on our blogroll?

If you participate regularly,

and you would like to be added,

just leave a comment below to ask!

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,

which issues a Sunday Invitation

to Simply Snickers each week

and daily blogging prompts

throughout the week.

Simply Snickers - Holy Week

 Simply Snickers - Holy Week

Simply Snickers is taking two weeks off to celebrate Holy Week.

Please choose any previous poetry prompts from the Simply Snickers sidebar for your blogging posts - and come on back soon!

Watch for a new Simply Snickers poetry prompt after Easter.

Happy Easter! Happy Spring!

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, March 28, 2010

 Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, March 28, 2010

Readers, poets and bloggers: Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.

Self-Portrait with Sunflower

By Sir Anthony Van Dyke

circa 1633

This week, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

gold

guest

guide

Use all of these words, or as many as you can, in your own original poem this week.

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Flemish painter Sir Anthony Van Dyke, who was born on March 22, 1599.

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

Above:

Portrait of Königin Henrietta Maria

By Sir Anthony Van Dyke

1633

Below:

Children of King Charles I

By Sir Anthony Van Dyke

1635

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, 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?

Are you on the SIMPLY SNICKERS blogroll?

If you participate regularly,

and you would like to be added,

just leave a comment below to ask!

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,

which issues a Sunday Invitation

to SIMPLY SNICKERS each week

and daily blogging prompts

throughout the 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, March 21, 2010

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, March 21, 2010

Readers, poets and bloggers: Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.

Clara the Rhinoceros

By Jean-Baptiste Oudry

1749

This week, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

horn

hound

hours

Use all of these words, or as many as you can, in your own original poem this week.

This week, we celebrate the birthday of French Rococo painter Jean-Baptiste Oudry, who was born on March 17, 1686.

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

Above:

Misse and Luttine
By Jean-Baptiste Oudry

1729

Below:

Still Life with Fruit

By Jean-Baptiste Oudry

1721

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, 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?

Are you on the SIMPLY SNICKERS blogroll?

If you participate regularly,

and you would like to be added,

just leave a comment below to ask!

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,

which issues a Sunday Invitation

to SIMPLY SNICKERS each week

and daily blogging prompts

throughout the 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, March 14, 2010

 Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, March 14, 2010

Readers, poets and bloggers: Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.

Inge by the Window

By Carl Holsoe

19^th Century

This week, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

read

reflect

regard

Use all of these words, or as many as you can, in your own original poem this week.

This week, we celebrate the birthday of Danish painter Carl Holsoe, who was born on March 12, 1863.

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

Interior with a Woman Reading

By Carl Holsoe

19^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, 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?

Are you on the SIMPLY SNICKERS blogroll?

If you participate regularly,

and you would like to be added,

just leave a comment below to ask!

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,

which issues a Sunday Invitation

to SIMPLY SNICKERS each week

and daily blogging prompts

throughout the 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, March 7, 2010

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, March 7, 2010

Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.

La Petite Reveuse

By Jean-Francois Gilles Colson

18^th Century

This week, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

seam (or seem)

secret

snooze

sweet

Use all of these words, or as many as you can, in your own original poem this week.

This week, we celebrate the birthday of French painter Jean-Francois Gilles Colson, who was born on March 2, 1733.

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

Above:

A Sleeping Girl

By Jean-Francois Gilles Colson

18^th Century

Below:

Portrait - Marquis de La Tour en Woevre

By Jean-Francois Gilles Colson

18^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, 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?

Are you on the SIMPLY SNICKERS blogroll?

If you participate regularly,

and you would like to be added,

just leave a comment below to ask!

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,

which issues a Sunday Invitation

to SIMPLY SNICKERS each week

and daily blogging prompts

throughout the 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, February 28, 2010

Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, February 28, 2010

Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS.

Der Kanzler Séguier beim Einzug Ludwigs XIV

By Charles le Brun

circa 1670

This week, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:

raise

rise

rouse

This week, we celebrate the birthday of French painter Charles le Brun, who was born on February 24, 1619.

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

Above:

Trois Têtes d'Hommes en Telation avec le Lion

By Charles le Brun

1671

Below:

Portrait of King Louis XIV

By Charles le Brun

1668

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, 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?

Are you on the SIMPLY SNICKERS blogroll?

If you participate regularly,

and you would like to be added,

just leave a comment below to ask!

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,

which issues a Sunday Invitation

to SIMPLY SNICKERS each week

and daily blogging prompts

throughout the 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!