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Today’s poem is “Bats” by Paisley Rekdal from the collection The Invention of the Kaleidoscope. To read the poem, click here. The book is available for purchase here.

Prompts:

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1. Begin with "in circles that nauseate..."
2. Begin with "you tremble/even at the thought..."
3. Draft a poem that describes an animal.
4. Draft a poem containing couplets and concludes with a single line.

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5. Photo by Prashant Sureliya via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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The Poetry Stash: 19August2026

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