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Step into the wordpool
I’m not gonna lie: this drottkvaett form has me a little uncomfortable, like I’m eating dinner with my feet. But I’m not giving up! Instead, I’m sharing tips that might help.
I like to make a wordpool before I start a poem. I just write down a list of words I might want to use, then I write down all the rhymes to those words that I can think of. When I’m done, I look through my list to map out what I want to say and how I want to say it. It also gives me replacement rhyme words when I inevitably have to rewrite lines. My wordpool helped me narrow down a subject for my drottkvaett and plan a few of my rhymes. I hope it will help you, too. For more help, check out Rowan’s post on editing a drottkvaett.
Don’t forget. . .
Poetry not your gig? Read up on writing historical fiction, our Focus on Fiction this month. Also, we’ve increased our word count limit to 750 words for fiction and poetry. But don’t feel obligated to use them all.
Need more inspiration? Our optional prompt is:
What’s for dinner?
Our prompts for fiction and poetry are always served a la carte. You can eat up the whole question, word for word, in your story or poem, or you can just leave the prompt under the cloche on the shiny little cart and do your own thing.
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