Here's a list of topics to make tracking down your poems easier when/if you decide to workshop.
NaPM 2017 Topics
Topic 01: Write a poem inspired by confusing or misidentifying something or someone.
Topic 02: Write a poem inspired by a hard truth (something true that people often don't like to admit).
Topic 03: Write a poem inspired by a favorite cartoon or cartoon character.
Topic 04: Write a poem inspired by a mirror, reflecting surface, or a reflection.
Topic 05: Write a poem inspired by a historical figure or event.
Topic 06: Write a poem inspired by a ransom note.
Topic 07: Write a poem that starts at the end and ends at the beginning.
Topic 08: Write a poem inspired by a transformation.
Topic 09: Write a poem inspired by a news headline.
Topic 10: Write a poem inspired by unrequited love.
Topic 11: Choose a common household item, food, drink, etc. and write a poetic creation myth about it.
Topic 12: Write a poem inspired by a fairytale, fable, or parable.
Topic 13: Write a confessional poem where nothing is true.
Topic 14: Write a poem inspired by something that scares you.
Topic 15: Write a poem from the perspective of an unreliable narrator.
Topic 16: Write a poem inspired by a near death experience or the afterlife.
Topic 17: Write a poem inspired by a precious metal or gemstone.
Topic 18: Write a poem inspired by a favorite story.
Topic 19: Write a poem inspired by pigs.
Topic 20: Write a poem inspired by a horror film or legendary monster.
Topic 21: Write a poem where a famous villain is really a hero or a famous hero is really a villain.
Topic 22: Write a poem that uses one of your lines from a previous NaPM 2017 poem as its first line.
Topic 23: Write a poem inspired by a physical law, law of nature, or commonly accepted idea no longer being true.
Topic 24: Write a poem inspired by a line from a famous poem.
Topic 25: Write a poem inspired by a rivalry.
Topic 26: Write a LIST poem.
Topic 27: Write a poem inspired by numbers, equations, or codes.
Topic 28: Write a poem inspired by a crime.
Topic 29: Write a poem inspired by a carnivals, sideshows, or vaudeville.
Topic 30: Write a poem inspired by final moments, final words, or final plans.
NaPM 2017 Topics
Topic 01: Write a poem inspired by confusing or misidentifying something or someone.
Topic 02: Write a poem inspired by a hard truth (something true that people often don't like to admit).
Topic 03: Write a poem inspired by a favorite cartoon or cartoon character.
Topic 04: Write a poem inspired by a mirror, reflecting surface, or a reflection.
Topic 05: Write a poem inspired by a historical figure or event.
Topic 06: Write a poem inspired by a ransom note.
Topic 07: Write a poem that starts at the end and ends at the beginning.
Topic 08: Write a poem inspired by a transformation.
Topic 09: Write a poem inspired by a news headline.
Topic 10: Write a poem inspired by unrequited love.
Topic 11: Choose a common household item, food, drink, etc. and write a poetic creation myth about it.
Topic 12: Write a poem inspired by a fairytale, fable, or parable.
Topic 13: Write a confessional poem where nothing is true.
Topic 14: Write a poem inspired by something that scares you.
Topic 15: Write a poem from the perspective of an unreliable narrator.
Topic 16: Write a poem inspired by a near death experience or the afterlife.
Topic 17: Write a poem inspired by a precious metal or gemstone.
Topic 18: Write a poem inspired by a favorite story.
Topic 19: Write a poem inspired by pigs.
Topic 20: Write a poem inspired by a horror film or legendary monster.
Topic 21: Write a poem where a famous villain is really a hero or a famous hero is really a villain.
Topic 22: Write a poem that uses one of your lines from a previous NaPM 2017 poem as its first line.
Topic 23: Write a poem inspired by a physical law, law of nature, or commonly accepted idea no longer being true.
Topic 24: Write a poem inspired by a line from a famous poem.
Topic 25: Write a poem inspired by a rivalry.
Topic 26: Write a LIST poem.
Topic 27: Write a poem inspired by numbers, equations, or codes.
Topic 28: Write a poem inspired by a crime.
Topic 29: Write a poem inspired by a carnivals, sideshows, or vaudeville.
Topic 30: Write a poem inspired by final moments, final words, or final plans.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson