Free Write Starters 2
Remember, writers write!  A good way to start is with 'free writing'.  Just write.  Don't worry about it being a poem or other finished piece.  Just write.  Don't worry about spelling or penmanship or punctuation.  Just write for at least 20 minutes to a couple hours, whatever works for you.  When you are finished, set it aside for a day or 2.  When you go back to read it, you might 'find a poem'.  Here are some ideas to get you started (or not):
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Look at an old family photograph.  What do think was happening?  Before the picture was taken?  After?  What are the people in the photo thinking?

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Close your eyes and think back to a particular moment.  Describe this moment using all your senses.

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Sit in a public place and describe the people walking by.  What do you think they are thinking about, what is on their minds, what type of a house do they go home to, what is their favorite food?

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I know simple things...

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Describe something you think is ugly as something beautiful.

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Start every line of a poem with the same words (I wish, I used to, the day is, the sound of).

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Create a poem that uses at least one of your senses in every line.

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Write about something your body knows and your mind doesn't.

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Write about a place you have visited, using all of your senses to describe it.

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Rewrite a poem from another perspective or persona.

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Rewrite a rhyming poem without the rhyme or a non-rhyming poem with rhyme.

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Make a list of 10 things you enjoyed about yesterday, things that made you laugh, things that made you cry, things that made you think.

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Write of a kindness someone did for you this week / you did for someone else.

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