Teens Nature Writing Prompts

Write a story or poem that could be titled 'High Above the City'.

Is it a storm, is it magic, is it hope? Write a story or poem about what you see within this image.

Write a story or poem inspired by this abandoned place.

Write a poem in a different genre to your usual comfort zone.

This poem can be in any style and with any theme, but try to write in a genre that you wouldn't normally try.

How would you describe silence?

Think about which senses you can use to describe the sound, and feeling, of silence.

Write a blank verse poem on a topic that's important to you.

Blank verse poetry doesn't rhyme, but has a very strict structure which builds a melody through rhythm. (One way to create this is to structure each line with the same amount of syllables, and the same syllabic stresses, like you might if you were writing the verses of a song.)