1. Authors this month wrote about three types of dreams. Do you have a dreams, or several dreams? Describe one.
2. December is the month for remembering people and special moments that linger in your memory. Is there a friend, a song, a piece of artwork which lingers in your mind? Why? What is special about the person, the music, the artistry speaks to you?
3. The winter holiday season is full of activities. What will you be doing? Or write about a favorite.
4. The year (for many) is coming to an end. How will you close out the year—with a party, in quiet reflection, or planning for the year that is almost here? Challenge: try using an ordinary object, like pliers, as the central image.

1. More than one of this month’s selections touch on war or violence. Has either or both touched your life? How do feel about that now, about the aftermath?
2. Compose a poem using 4 pairs or more of the following rhyming words: wore/door, flowers/hours, there/air, line/design, born/adorn, play/day, knew/hue as in Margaret Roxby’s poem “Flowers Rising in the Air.” Or choose your own four pairs.
3. There are often special moments when we are suddenly sharply aware of our surroundings—in nature, among friends or alone. If we are lucky, these moments come with insights, or just a memory worth keeping and sharing. Do you have one of these moments you would like to share or just a wish for one?

 

1. More than one of this month’s selections touch on war or violence. Has either or both touched your life? How do feel about that now, about the aftermath?
2. Compose a poem using 4 pairs or more of the following rhyming words: wore/door, flowers/hours, there/air, line/design, born/adorn, play/day, knew/hue as in Margaret Roxby’s poem “Flowers Rising in the Air.” Or choose your own four pairs.
3. There are often special moments when we are suddenly sharply aware of our surroundings—in nature, among friends or alone. If we are lucky, these moments come with insights, or just a memory worth keeping and sharing. Do you have one of these moments you would like to share or just a wish for one?

 

1. There are two birthday poems this month. Have you ever received a poem for your birthday or given someone a poem you wrote for their birthday? Tell us about it. Or write a poem about your own birthday(s).
2. There are also two poems this month that use a childhood game or rhyme as inspiration. Do you have a favorite game or rhyme? Write a poem using it as your inspiration or tell us why you chose that favorite from your childhood.

 

1. There are two birthday poems this month. Have you ever received a poem for your birthday or given someone a poem you wrote for their birthday? Tell us about it. Or write a poem about your own birthday(s).
2. There are also two poems this month that use a childhood game or rhyme as inspiration. Do you have a favorite game or rhyme? Write a poem using it as your inspiration or tell us why you chose that favorite from your childhood.