National Poetry Month

April 2026 | Daily Prompts

 

Local poet Barbara Janoff is helping us get in touch with our inner wordsmith by selecting weekly poetry prompts for the month of April. Visit this page on Tuesdays and Thursdays for a new prompt, or email director@roejanlibrary.org to receive them straight to your inbox.

Click on each date to receive the complete daily writing prompt.

 

1.) Write a poem about April.

2.) Write a poem about birds.

3.) Write a poem that features colors or one color.

4.) Write a poem about a sound.

5.) Write a poem featuring shadows.

6.) Write a poem about a parent or grandparent.

7.) Write a poem about a photograph.

8.) Write a poem about an object or objects.