Finish a draft of the poem you started in class. As you arrange the poem, consider the words and sounds you want to draw the reader's attention to. Be deliberate about the length of the lines, the sounds of the poem, and the images. Consider, too, which words you really don't need to convey the poem's emotions and ideas. If you don't like these options for developing a poem, see the two other options described below.
Also, if you want a prize (smaller than the one offered in the first round), be prepared to recite a poem from memory in Monday's class. If you don't have a poem memorized for Monday, you will be expected to recite one for Wednesday's class.
Here are two more options to help you start writing a poem. First consider an activity you do every day, or at least on a regular basis if it isn't daily. Write a poem about getting ready for school, doing homework, working out, practicing an instrument or sport, working at a job, performing a chore, cooking, or some similar, regularly performed activity.
Here's another option. Make a list of things you love, and make another list of things you hate. (This probably works best if you put a line down the middle of a page and have one side for love, and the other for hate.) Now write a poem about something that you love and hate, or that combines elements of both lists.
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