Daily, genre-inspired writing prompts for authors, teachers, and journaling

Primary – May 12

Nonsense poet Edward Lear was born on this date in 1812. In his poem “How pleasant to know Mr. Lear,” he describes himself this way:

His mind is concrete and fastidious,
His nose is remarkably big;
His visage is more or less hideous,
His beard it resembles a wig.

Write a four-line rhyming poem describing yourself.

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