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EnTITLEed to Inpiration.

A Poetry Prompt That Starts from the Top.

This new game is an old game, but you never seem to have time to play it. You see a phrase, and you say, “That would be a great poem/song title,” but never have time to start. Today is the day.

My own poem emerged from a post by Lisa Renee. It’s a goldmine of quirky, eye-catching titles. Same with another subsequent piece by the same writer. I don’t want to quash any creativity, so do feel free to find your catchy, quirky title anywhere on Medium. Find the games rules below the links.

The Delicate Art of Clickbait

Band Name Alert

How to Play

1. Find your catchy, quirky title in any story here on Medium.
2. Create a new story with this title.
3. As your subtitle, write ‘after <@originalwriter>’ (with the original writer’s Medium name in there).
4. Write your poem in any form, or no form at all. (Prose poetry is acceptable, but it must use poetic techniques or devices.)
5. At the bottom of your poem, put a separator, then add:
   This EnTITLEd to Inspiration poem is part of a series on Chalkboard. I took my title from a line in this piece:
   followed by an embed-link to the original piece.
6. Tag your post with EnTITLEd to Inspiration, and any other helpful tags you like.
7. Now you’re ready to submit!
   (a) If you’re not yet a writer for Chalkboard, comment on this story, asking to be added. (Tag Andy Meyer or Tamyka Bell for a quicker response.)
   (b) Once you’re a writer for Chalkboard, submit your story to the publication as a draft.
   (c) A Chalkboard editor will check your story and publish it. You should receive a Medium notification once it’s published, unless you’ve turned off notifications.
8. Tamyka Bell reckons she’d go back to the original post, highlight the words she used as her title, and write a reply with a link to her freshly-published new material…but you’re under no obligation to do that!