*simplypoetry is the new sister project to *simplyprose, where poetry is the name of the game! *simplypoetry aims to provide a place on dA where poets can feature their poems without a selection process.

But there's a catch! *simplypoetry is more than just a place for people to pimp their work. We hope to generate new poetry on dA. For this reason, *simplypoetry will only feature poems that have been written for prompts that *simplypoetry has provided. These prompts will hopefully also serve as points of inspiration for those who want to write but just don't have the inspiration.


This is not a club. There is no joining process. How it works is simple:

Every month, a new journal entry will be put up with the month's prompts. There will be four types of prompts: a voice prompt, a form prompt, a word association prompt, and a miscellaneous prompt. You can write for a single prompt, or for any combination of prompts.

If you want to get involved, all you have to do is devwatch us, write some poems, and note us with a link to your submissions! That's it!

Daily Deviations
Please remember to alert *ThornyEnglishRose or =vix0r if a piece you have written for *simplypoetry is featured as a Daily Deviation. For now, the piece will simply be featured on our shoutboard. In the future, we may create a special feature of some kind for those very special pieces and their authors.

We at *simplypoetry will be looking for pieces that we feel are of high enough quality to suggest as a Daily Deviation, so there's an incentive for you!



Voice Prompt:
Someone who misses something really important because of a seemingly simple reason.

Form Prompt:
Italian sonnet:
A sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba followed by six lines with a rhyme pattern of cdecde or cdcdcd.


Word Association Prompt:
Tiger, chair, calender

Remember All three pieces must be used in the poem for it to be accepted


Miscellaneous Prompt:
Wright a poem about someone who is donating their time this Thanksgiving! Is there a reason they are doing it? What is it like! If you are donating your time, don’t be afraid to write about your experiences!

Voice Prompt:

None yet. Be the first!


Form Prompt:

None yet. Be the first!


Word Association Prompt:

None yet. Be the first!


Miscellaneous Prompt:

None yet. Be the first!

You are encouraged to read and comment on these submissions.


Check out our sister project, *simplyprose!


To get to know the folks behind *simplypoetry, please check out this journal.