poetry prompt by Audrey Colasanti via poetry society
A coffee shop, the locker room, the checkout line. Write down what other people say, even if you only catch snippets. “War Turtle is the absolute...” “I’m thinking of getting a tattoo of...” “Sorry, but that cake looks like...” Re-arrange, combine, expand. See what flows from your pen from other peo
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May 5, 2026 · 1 min read
coffee shop, the locker room, the checkout line. Write down what other people say, even if you only catch snippets. “War Turtle is the absolute...” “I’m thinking of getting a tattoo of...” “Sorry, but that cake looks like...” Re-arrange, combine, expand. See what flows from your pen from other people’s words!
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