A Poetry Recipe

A Structure to Try

Today, I share Ada Limon’s poetry recipe. This is a format she often uses in her notebook. She calls it, “The Messy Now”.

I use this often.

Write where you are right now and what is directly in front of you.

Name a friend and something they said.

Add a dream.

State something you need.

Add a natural element.

Repeat a word or line X3

Apologize for something (or…