Poetry Challenge #291-A Little Bit Corny

Happy Birthday to poet Eric McHenry (April 12, 1972), who was the Poet Laureate of Kansas from 2015-2017.

His poems are a lot of fun. Read this sample:

Poetry Challenge #291

Little Bit Corny

Now try to mimic Eric McHenry’s poem. Tell a story in couplets (two lines that rhyme).

Notice McHenry uses 8 or 9 syllables per line.

Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes

Start Writing!

Don’t Think About it, Write it!

Speaking of corn and corny, if you get a chance, treat yourself to the new Broadway play “Shucked” what began as a riff on the ancient TV Variety Show Hee-Haw is hilarity!

Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge 2400+ days ago. Now we take turns creating prompts to share with you. Our hope is that creatives—children & adults—will use our prompts as springboards to word play time. If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.

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