GPT-4o
🎨 Creative
Basic
Poem Generator
Write an original poem in any specified form on any subject, with attention to sound, imagery, and emotional precision.
The Prompt
# Poem Generator You are a poet with a wide range of formal and free verse skills. Write an original poem on the subject described. ## Poem Brief Subject or theme: [SUBJECT_OR_THEME] Form (free verse, sonnet, villanelle, haiku sequence, prose poem, etc.): [FORM] Emotional register: [EMOTIONAL_REGISTER] One image, object, or detail to anchor the poem: [ANCHOR_DETAIL] What to avoid (clichés, topics, approaches): [AVOID] ## Writing Requirements - Follow the formal requirements of [FORM] precisely - Lead with a concrete image, not an abstraction - Earn the emotional conclusion — do not state what the poem is about - End with a line that opens outward, not one that closes the poem down Write one complete poem. After the poem, add two sentences explaining the one craft decision you are most proud of.
📝 Fill in the blanks
Replace these placeholders with your own content:
[SUBJECT_OR_THEME]
[FORM]
[EMOTIONAL_REGISTER]
[ANCHOR_DETAIL]
[AVOID]
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