Loop Poem

Loop Poem

Round and round and round we go!

Round and round and round we go!

In a loop poem, the last word of a line becomes the first word of the next line and so on until the last word of the poem which should be the first word of the poem.

In a loop poem, the last word of a line becomes the first word of the next line and so on until the last word of the poem which should be the first word of the poem.

Here’s an example I made up:

Here’s an example I made up:

Read a book, book a plane, plane a board, board a train, train a dog, dog-ear a page, page my doctor, doctor the soup, soup up the horse, horse around time, time for a walk, walk home and read.

Read a book,

book a plane,

plane a board,

board a train,

train a dog,

dog-ear a page,

page my doctor,

doctor the soup,

soup up the horse,

horse around time,

time for a walk,

walk home and read.

Now you try it. Can you write a loop poem of at least seven lines?

Now you try it. Can you write a loop poem of at least seven lines?

Set the timer for 7 minutes.

Start writing!

Don’t think about it too much; just do it.

• Kelly Bennett and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge over 750 days ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole dang poem. Scroll down and click on the comments!

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Kelly Bennett

and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge over 750 days ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole dang poem. Scroll down and click on the comments!