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Poetry Month: Grab Bag Surprise

Welcome to the FMOF celebration of poetry month. This month we will have some fun poetry writing prompts for you. Don't take yourself too seriously; just enjoy writing!

For the first week, pick a topic (the sky is the limit). Now go to the Grab Bag page of this site to get a list of words to use. Your job is to write a poem on your topic, and which uses each of the words in your grab bag.

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