Love & Hate
Famous opposites — love and hate — are portrayed as conflicting emotions. However, the line between the two is often thin. Love can quickly turn to hate, hate can soften to love, and sometimes you even both love and hate the same thing… or person. This month try and explore what makes your heart soar, what makes you blind with rage, or both, with your poetry.
LOVE
LOVE 1: write/submit a poem about or from the first OR last time you fell in and/or out of love.
LOVE 2: write/submit a poem about love without using the word ‘love’. (maybe even try avoiding similes and cliche metaphors, since they are so often used to describe love.)
LOVE 3: write a poem about valentine’s day.
HATE
HATE 1: write/submit a poem about something or someone you wish you could hate.
HATE 2: try to write a poem where you describe something you hate in a positive manner. It can be serious or sarcastic.
HATE 3: write/submit a poem about the angriest you ever felt towards something or someone.