Here’s your poetry prompt today:

Today’s Prompt

Write an abecedarian poem exploring the concepts Origins, Fragmented, and Memory.

The abecedarian form is easier said than done—getting each line to be a successful line while following the alphabet is a tedious process. But use the form to offer a sense of structure or continuity, particularly since the Inspiration Cards themselves might push you towards fragmentation and disunity.

Prompts and paintings:

Origins

https://www.reproduction-gallery.com/oil-painting/1484215268/primordial-chaos-no-16-by-hilma-af-klint/

Get to the root of something.

Fragmented

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/5610/crazy-quilt-parlor-throw

Stitch a poem from the fabrics of your life.

Memory

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/917736

Write about something you know happened, but don’t remember well.