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Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, April 18, 2010


 Poetry Prompt - through Sunday, April 18, 2010

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

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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.
 
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