I have been trying to write on a more regular basis, and I am using Teach Write's daily word prompts for inspiration. I have taken the prompts and created a bingo board, trying to make my way to a five in a row bingo (or two!).
Today's word was anticipation although I altered it to anticipating and wrote a tanka, or a five-lined poem with a syllable count of 5-7-5-7-7.
I participate in a monthly writing challenge with members of the Teach Write Academy. A word list is published before the new month begins to inspire and challenge us to write every day. These word prompts can take me to unexpected places and lead me to untouched memories. But they always inspire writing and help me to write from a place of joy.
The January 16th prompt was the words were "my dream." I used this prompt to write a golden shovel using Marin Luther King Jr.'s words from his "I have a dream" speech. This was my first time writing one and is definitely a form I want to try again.
Today's prompt was "this morning," and I chose to write a haiku inspired by our first measureable snowfall of the year.
