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POETRY PROMPTS
Kathy Fagan

A strategy that comes naturally to me because of my note-taking is akin to the braided essay: link a personal experience, a work of art or popular culture, and a fact-based bit of research that permits you to nerd out a little bit—discover how you can connect them. Maybe you aim to make a small poem, maybe a numbered sequence, maybe an Aracelis Girmay-like list poem or Larry Levis-like narrative.

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