Today is Wednesday, June 14th, and we have two prompts for you today. Every Wednesday we will be sharing a writing prompt to help you write. If you choose to write, please tag us on social media: @youngchiauthors on Twitter & @youngchicagoauthors on Instagram.

Today’s prompt features work from Gwendolyn Brooks. Today’s writing prompt is called:

Know The Enemy

 

List:

Individuals or groups you consider your enemies (think from micro to macro: this could be individual people to institutions)

People who try to do right by you but inevitably fail.

Read:

The Lovers of the Poor by Gwendolyn Brooks

Think about:

This quote by Sun Szu from The Art of War

‘If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result … If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. …

Write:

Write a poem calling out an adversary or enemy of yours through thick description.