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3 Poetry Prompts, Writing Contemporary Poetry, Other Updates
June Resources for your poetry writing.
Sean Glatch
June 11, 2025
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Hello, and happy June! Below are new prompts and insights on writing poetry, plus an update on the Poemancer game.
Table of Contents
Craft Perspective: Writing Contemporary Poetry
What does it mean to be a contemporary poet? What are trends in contemporary poetry? How do I situate myself in the present poetic environment?
An in-depth answer requires a book-length project, but this article offers insights into the world of poetry in 2025, with some prompts at the end to help you think about your own relationship to today’s poetry trends.
Three Poetry Prompts
A prompt for writing poetry in your own conversational voice, with a nod to The New York School.
A prompt for writing poetry that takes the form of a list. What can you say about a topic of obsession? Let me count the ways…
A prompt focused on writing poetry with close and singular attention to vivid imagery.
Our full archive of poetry prompts!
Other Resources
Applications for the Poetry Coalition Fellowships close on July 1st. This is a wonderful opportunity to get involved in poetry programming and nonprofit work with 1 of 8 different organizations. It’s a 6 month program with 20 hour weeks that pays a $20K stipend. You should apply!
Additionally, if you have a background in Magazine Production, Poets & Writers is hiring a Production Editor.
This article is a good resource on thinking about sound and musicality in poetry.
And this article is all about embracing your own weirdness.
Finally, I loved this craft essay’s homage to the lowly poetic insect…
as well as this homage to Marie Howe’s wisdom.
News, Events, and Updates
Poemancer is well on its way to existing in time and space. We just established an LLC!
We’re also on Bluesky! Follow us here. We haven’t posted anything yet, but, like, we will… once we figure out what to post…
In personal news, I had a poem published in ONE ART last week. Read it here.
And, if you’re a poet in the NYC area, I’m hosting a special Queer Poetry Picnic at Poets House on Saturday from 2-5. We’re going to write centos and found poems using the Poets House archives. RSVP here!
Happy writing!
Jameson: The Talisman of Good Poetry Writing <3