April is National Poetry Writing Month, and many poets like to challenge themselves to write a poem a day. With that in mind, Wild Violet will be sharing poetry prompts each day: one geared towards adults and one for kids.
If you write a poem based on this prompt, feel free to share a link to your poem, or the poem itself, in the comments. Poems appearing in the comments are not considered published in Wild Violet, and you retain all rights to your work.
Definition Poem
For adults:
Provide your own alternative definition for a word: astute and cerebral or simple and silly. Don’t know what word to use? Consider using the word of the day at Merriam-Webster, or view the list of previous words of the day. For an example of a definition poem, read “Thesaurus” by Billy Collins.
For children:
A dictionary helps us learn what words mean. If you’ve used one, you know that you look up a word and receive the possible meanings for that word, numbered from the most popular definition to the least popular definition. Use the Britannica Kids online dictionary to look up a common word. Then come up with your own definitions. You can be silly or write about something meaningful to you. Does the word remind you of something that happened or of someone you know? Does the word sound funny? Do you think the word should mean something else?
excited adjective
1: the way your dog feels when you put your shoes on and grab the leash
2: how a chicken looks at the world
3: when you get a surprise new LEGO set
About Alyce Wilson
