r/POETRYPrompts

1.8K archived posts · May 2014 – Sep 2026

Prompts for poems

r/POETRYPrompts

r/poetryprompts is a writers place to meet creatives, share your work, and get new ideas. Much like r/writingprompts but, with poetry!

Created May 15, 2014

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###[Welcome to r/POETRYPrompts!](#icon-smile)

WELCOME! We are a subreddit dedicated to inspiring people to write Poetry! Find a prompt that moves you and reply with a Poem, or submit a prompt yourself.

Rules and Guidelines:

No low effort / joke responses
Top level replies to a prompt must be poem responses
Erotica / Offensive / 18+ Prompts must be marked NSFW
Homework assignments are not allowed
The moderators reserve the right to remove without notice anything we feel is harmful to the community
No plagiarism
No copy cat prompts
Use the REPORT button to report a rule violation

Post Tag Definitions:

[PP] - Poetry Prompt
This is the most basic prompt. No restrictions - the prompter merely puts out a few things for you to be inspired by. What you create is up to you. This can include prompts that are just a word or phrase, but please expound on your idea in the body of your post.

[CW] - Constrained Writing
This is when a limitation (or forced usage) of a word, letter, etc. is put on the writer. This is also for specific poem types such as Sonnets or Haiku. You should, however, give the prompt more direction than just the constraint.

[EU] - Established Universe
For prompts that are based on existing fiction (AKA: Fan Fiction. eg: Harry Potter, Breaking Bad, Etc.)

[PM] - Prompt Me
When you want multiple things to write about, people respond with random prompts; you respond to them in the same thread. In order to post a PM thread, you must have responded to at least one prompt in the past. Only post these if you intend on responding to a few within six hours of posting, otherwise it will be removed.

[MP] - Media Prompt
The prompter gives a piece of media (audio or video) that inspires writing.

[IP] - Image Prompt
The prompter submits a striking image (or album of images) and the writers respond with whatever the image(s) inspired them to write.

[OT] - Off Topic
Not a Poetry prompt but r/POETRYPrompts related? Use this.

Helpful Links
Reddit Comment Formatting

Credit to u/Raerth

List of Poetry Forms

Credit to thepoetsgarret.com

Other Credits:

Rules and Guidelines based off of r/WritingPrompts
Snoo created by u/ArrightNowFellas
Logo & Style Sheet created by u/SurvivorType

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