Whether they are internal or external, we all have certain notes of cohesion and chaos which act as defining pillars for our lives. A moment of chaos may be poignant to your personal story — how did it make you feel? What remnants did it leave behind? A system of cohesion may be what keeps you sane — has it always worked? Have other people in your life disagreed with this system? This month, write about the middle ground between cohesion and chaos — the middle ground in which we live our day-to-day lives.

You may write any poem relating to either ‘cohesion’ OR ‘chaos’, but we strongly encourage you to follow one of our writing prompts below.

COHESION

COHESION 1 - write a poem in any fixed structure. be as strict as you can! it’s a fun challenge. (e.g.: petrarchan sonnet, shakespearean sonnet, haiku, acrostic, limerick, ghazal, villanelle, sestina, pantoum). this DOES NOT include thematic structures (e.g.: elegy, ode, ballad, epistolary, pastoral). please include the fixed structure you chose in the description of your submission!

COHESION 2 - write a poem about order, systems, institutions, organisation, or instruction.

COHESION 3 - write a poem about a time you had to put something or someone (back) together.

SUBMIT!