Winter’s Sun Burning Away the Mist
This is a photo of the sun burning away the mist on a winters morning but it might well be an alien world or just swirls of colour in a […]
Lake Scene
This photograph is of a small lake in Essex – what does it say to you? Do like lakes or fear them? What is at the bottom of it? Can […]
Fridge Poetry
It might seem like a cheesy daft idea but get yourself some fridge poetry – the more the better. Then lay it all out on a nice clear fridge or […]
Epic Music
Music and the muse have always been intricately entwined, one thing that some of us here a WoPo find really useful is finding music mixes on youtube. This is also […]
Make a Mood Board
Back at the beginning of the year we created a Pinterest board to help collect images and concepts we thought might help the aspiring poet – why not have a […]
With-In The Map
Old maps can be a great source of inspiration, why not get an old map and write your poetry straight onto the pages. Where does the map represent? Do you […]
We Shall Begin
February is the month in which we here at WoPo run a poetry writing challenge. So for the next month there will be daily posts including writing exercises and guest […]
Poetry By Heart
If you are a school based in the UK you might like to get involved in Poetry By Heart, a recital competition, where students have to memorise and perform poems […]
Month of Poetry Writing Challenge
January is the beginning month of the year and so it is time to turn your attention to the writing challenges – the year starts off with the wonderful Month […]
New Year New Writing You
It is a new year and that time of resolution making – so why not make a few writing ones? One of the biggest problems writers tend to face, is […]