Companion Poetry (Creative Writing)

A companion poem is a poem that is inspired by and written with the intention of alluding to another poem.

Before writing a "companion poem" you must 1st develop a connection to someone else's poetry.

Style

Your companion poem should

1) mimic the poet's style and/or form

OR

2) have a title that makes an allusion to the original poem

Content

A companion poem can be any of the following. You may come up with a concept that I haven't listed too.

• Tell a similar story from your own experiences

• a sequel to the poem you read

• a poem that tells the same story, but from a different point of view

• a poem that responds to the theme of another poem

What's a Companion Poem?

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