Magnetic Poetry

Many of you have probably seen the Magnetic Poetry kits, either online or in stores. If you're among the poetically inclined, but just can't seem to get inspired, Magnetic Poetry can be an excellent jump-off to creating your masterpiece.

Granted, they may be somewhat limited in terms of word choice; however, you can easily create new words by combining the vocabulary you're given. For example, many of the kits include the preposition "to." Combined with the individual letter "y," you have "toy." You can also cover part of a word with a second word, combining the two to form an entirely new one.

Just as with poetry on the written page, magnetic poetry is not necessarily required to conform to any rules. Grammar does not necessarily have to be correct; the poems don't necessarily even have to mean anything! And interestingly, the kits can appeal to kids or adults...you can create entirely different themes using the same set of words. That said, here are some samples, created using two Magnetic Poetry kits combined:

Poem #1

weather was eternal

every moonshine

has to be here

goddess

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Poem #2

read behind

this delirious morning

worship a frantic trip

run shadow feet

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Poem #3

garden grays

her summer rattle comes

feel honey woman

above us

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Poem #4

another birthday

happy blue month

this is almost

a black shot girl

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Hoping that these samples may inspire you in some way....you might want to pick up a Magnetic Poetry kit at your local bookstore. Below, I've included a link to their official site. Good luck, writers!