1-MINUTE PROMPT:
Home is more than a geographical or physical location. It’s also a feeling. Write about the primary emotion that surfaces when you think about home.
5-MINUTE PROMPT:
Think of a place where you once lived. Ideally, it’s a home you haven’t seen in a while, a place that isn’t a part of your day-to-day reality, a place that no longer houses your belongings or hosts your beloved visitors. Write this former home a funeral song to honor its place in your life.
10-MINUTE PROMPT:
Spend a few minutes brainstorming a list of words that describe home. Consider the architectural structure of your dwelling as well as the feelings and energy of the space. Use all of these words in a poem. When finished find a phrase within the poem to be used as the title for the piece.
20-MINUTE PROMPT:
On moving day, a couple of senior citizens take one last walk through the home they shared together for decades. Write about the memories that arise as they meander through. Consider whether they feel melancholy, hopeful, angry, confused, relieved, or, perhaps, some combination of those emotions. What are some of the experiences they had when living in this home?