Poetry Prompt 14 – Describe a Smell

Today’s prompt is to write a poem which describes the smell of something.

You might like to consider:

• Should the whole poem focus on describing a smell or should that just form part of the poem?
• Should you describe one smell or many?
• What feelings should you try to evoke with your descriptions of smell?
• Should you describe the same smell from multiple viewpoints (smellpoints?!)
• What is unique or special about the particular smell you have in mind?
• How can the use of smell contribute to your feelings your poem evokes?
• Should you choose a smell that is very familiar or try to describe a more alien smell to your readers?

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Happy reading, happy writing -and if you do write, don’t forget to post your poem (in full or as a link) in the comments below so we can all enjoy it.

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