submitted by starckl@augsburg.edu
The Sierra Club (North Star Chapter) is looking for poems for the spring/summer issue of their print journal. See the prompt below, and send any entries to starckl@augsburg.edu by Friday, March 21.
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Emily Dickinson’s poem about hope begins with the following four lines:
“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all –
This issue’s poetry prompt is drawn from the form and spirit of Dickinson’s poem. Write four lines following Dickinson’s syllable count:
Line 1: 7 syllables
Line 2: 6 syllables
Line 3: 8 syllables
Line 4: 6 syllables
The topic of the poem should also mirror Dickinson’s– something about hope, or resilience, or springtime, or summer, or the natural world.
We look forward to reading your work!