{"Title":"Poetry Prompts","Description":"Dive into creativity with the “Poetry Prompts” wheel, packed with unique ideas from writing humorous limericks to crafting elegies for unknown graves. Perfect for breaking writer’s block or sparking fresh inspiration—did you know that poetry therapy is used to promote emotional healing? Spin to unlock your next poetic adventure!","FontSize":5,"LabelsList":["Write a humorous Limerick about someone you can't stand","Use the first or last line of a book, page, or song in your poem","Think of a sound tied to a memory and try to evoke the sound/memory in a poem (can use alliteration)","Choose a segment of a famous epic journey to write about (Odyssey, Dante, Wonderland, Pippi, Huckleb","Write a poem TO our ABOUT a relative who died before you were born","Imagine a backstory or inspiration about one of your favorite songs","You are stuck in bed due to illness/injury and no entertainment. Just a window. What do you see?","Choose an item you've been meaning to dispose of but never got rid of- write about the object","You stumble upon an unmarked pauper's grave that was just buried and no one there. Write an elegy","A part of your body that is beginning to fail you starts speaking to you. What does it say?","Choose a classic villain or hero and flip the script, they are actually the opposite. Explain","Write a love sonnet to a younger heartbroken version of yourself","Choose a collection of poems and use a word from the title of each one in your poem ","Write about a tragic event that ended up being hilarious, at the time or in retrospect ","Your bedroom furniture suddenly turns into animals! What do they say/do?","Choose a short strict poetry format and write it. Write another Put them side by side to make new ","At the beach you discover a message in a bottle. It's a poem. What does it say? ","Use words from clues/answers of a crossword puzzle in a poem","Create an Anagram from the title of a book, movie, song, artwork, etc","Use your 5 senses to write a slice of life poem describing this exact moment","Choose a favorite novel and using as few words as possible, vividly describe the feeling it evokes","Choose a classical poetry format and utilize false rhyme throughout, following all other rules","Describe your dislike for something that is universally loved by most people. No filter!","Choose a person you know well and strip them of their clothes, looks, persona. Describe their soul.","Recall a minor argument and write from the point of view of the other person","Write a backstory about a complete stranger you have seen in passing","You are imprisoned for life in an empty cell. A guard smuggled you paper/pen you have 30min to write","Tell a story omitting the beginning and ending with a cliffhanger","You see a house missing one whole side like a dollhouse with real people. Who/What do you see happen","Look in the trash can and write a formal obituary or ode for a piece of trash","Describe a memory that once was happy but due to new info/context now brings you sorrow","Create a landscape or still life in the form of a poem","Create a written self portrait as a poem","Write an \"Amphigorey\" style poem in alphabetical order","Grab a random book and open to a random page. Make a list of words from the open pages use in poem ","Format: stanza 5 lines, 7 lines, 5 lines. Use word (not syllable) from each line to make a haiku","Describe a Day of the Dead altar you made in honor of dead loved one. That person is YOU!","Write an ode to a minor and mundane object that brings you pleasure","You are transported to the home of a famous character at mundane moment they're alone what they doin","Jam out to music and make a list of words from the song lyrics to write a poem from","Write the biography of an object that is meaningful/sentimental to you","Write a poem inspired by a piece of art","You encounter a sage you have been seeking. Describe setting, what they look like what they doin/say","Describe a childhood memory that has changed over time","You can create your ideal luxury room- what objects colors textures smells shapes view features","You meet a stranger on the Greyhound","You go into a bar and the only customer wants to talk to you","Write about an animal or insect","You are on a ship at sea","Write about a writer","Write about mental illness"],"Style":{"_id":"6295c18385daff1f701ae66b","Type":0,"Colors":["#f4f1de","#0a0a0a","#e07a5f","#3d405b","#fbfbfb","#81b29a","#f2cc8f"],"Data":[[0,1],[2,1],[3,4],[5,1],[6,1]],"Space":null},"ColorLock":null,"LabelRepeat":1,"ThumbnailUrl":"https://spinthewheel.app/assets/images/preview/poetry-prompts.png","Confirmed":true,"TextDisplayType":null,"Flagged":false,"DateModified":"2025-07-29T06:40:09.482Z","CategoryId":15,"Weights":[],"WheelKey":"poetry-prompts"}