In French, “l’esprit de l’escalier” translates into “the spirit of the staircase” directly, but it means “the staircase wit.” The staircase wit is the feeling you get after leaving a conversation when you think of all the things you should have said. Write a poem about l’esprit de l’escalier!

The greatest words don't just create the greatest poetry... They can also inspire the greatest poetry! Choose one of the following words and create a poem with it, around it, about it… Whatever you choose... Somnambulist: a sleepwalker; Petrichor: the pleasant smell that follows rain; Halcyon: denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful; Vespertine: relating to, occurring, or active in the evening; Offing: the more distant part of the sea in view....Have fun! (P.S. If you feel inspired by more than one word, feel free to enter as many poems as you'd like.)

Kurt Vonnegut created an alien species called the Tralfamadorians in his bestseller Slaughterhouse Five. These species are defined by their ability to live in every moment at once. They do not experience unhappiness as we do, because when terrible things happen to them, they can look at another happy moment that is going on simultaneously. For this, the Tralfamadorians seem much wiser than human beings. Write a poem about an alien species that is wiser than the human race.

What is ear-nectar to you?

What do you think is the best thing since sliced bread?

Describe a beautiful girl or boy. You have eleven free words, grace them with your silver tongue... or hand.

Tell me about a universe in fifteen words or less. "Universe" in any sense of the word.