Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a short poem.

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Winner: Perplexity for its sourced accuracy. Prompt: “Write a poem about winter in the style of Robert Frost.” Perplexity: ...

Make sure the topic is something you care about; this will give power to your ideas and your point of view. Step 2 – Write the gateway line. The gateway line is the central idea in your poem ...

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