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Sour NaPoWriMo Prompts

This month, I have the pleasure of taking National Poetry Writing Month quite seriously, since I find myself with a bit more time (and artistic motivation) than usual.

My writing goals for April? I'm looking to make serious progress with my own breakout poetry collection, which needs formatting, illustrations, and the final publishing push. I'm also working with my friends in the Starcrossed Poetry Community to edit and publish our first collective anthology, which we're hoping to have done before the end of the month. To keep myself accountable, I'm looking to ENSURE that I create at least 1 piece (of writing, or illustrations for my collection) every day for 30 days... something that has always historically been a challenge for me.


Are you also committing to Poetry Month this year? I'd love to hear how you're 'celebrating' it!


If you need some inspiration to get you started, check my 30 sour writing prompts for NaPoWriMo and let me know if any of them speak to you. <3


  1. If your favorite person was a spell, list out the ingredients and directions required to summon them.

  2. Poor communication as a plot hole.

  3. When one door closes, force the next one open.

  4. Loud lessons.

  5. Dumb luck on your worst day.

  6. Doing it for my sake.

  7. Does attempted murder count as a form of intimacy?

  8. Role-playing hangman.

  9. The ugliest rhetorical question.

  10. Love rushes in and overstays its welcome.

  11. Being the bad seed.

  12. Defining your love language.

  13. Butterflies in your belly vs. Termites in the floorboards.

  14. The secret third thing.

  15. A hazardous waste sign splayed across his forehead.

  16. Hand-to-hand combat with skeletons in the closet.

  17. An ode to the nights you can’t remember.

  18. @God and call him out for his bullshit.

  19. The Moon’s perspective on your love life.

  20. Getting fazed.

  21. Sight for sore eyes.

  22. Is it a crush or is it a concussion?

  23. Working up the nerve on minimum wage.

  24. Identifying with the invasive species.

  25. Fruit growing from the gutters.

  26. Rainbows reflecting off the water are still blind spots.

  27. You have too many things to hold and not enough pockets built into your clothing.

  28. Self-preservation through the tasteful art of revenge.

  29. Unstoppable forces.

  30. Prehistoric standoff in the impact crater.

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