POETRY IN PRACTICE: PROTEST POEM
Write a poem about ONE of the themes below. Your poem can be free verse or in any style
that you would like. Review the ideas below as a potential starting point for your poem.
You are not required to use them, the ideas are simply there to provide examples if you
need them. MINIMUM OF 12 LINES
→ Change
→Protest
→ Social Justice
BRAINSTORMING IDEAS TO CONSIDER:
Write from the perspective of someone who is witnessing a protest
Write from the perspective of someone who is taking part in a protest
Write from the perspective of someone who is emotionally distraught and wants to
revolt against their surroundings or the people around them
Write about what it would take for major social change to take place