We’ve hit the golden hour of summer, when the heat takes no prisoners and everyone’s walking around like they just emerged victorious from a mythic campaign at Target. It’s Leo season, Mars is strutting around in celestial plate armor, and even the tomatoes are aggressively ripening. Which makes “God of Battle” a chef’s kiss of a poetry prompt.

“God of Battle” brings muscle, mythology, and metaphor. It’s not just about war - it’s about inner conflict, divine rage, sacred resistance, raw yearning, and power reclaimed. Whether you’re channeling Ares, Mars, Sekhmet, or your fifth-grade nemesis who stole your Lisa Frank folder, this prompt is for examining the forces that drive you into battle — and the wounds you carry after.

August is a month of thresholds — the end of summer lurks, but the fire hasn’t burned out yet. What better time to write about what you fight for, what you’ve survived, and what armor you still wear?

You can come at this prompt from any number of angles. A few suggestions:

Whether your battlefield is a breakup, a diagnosis, an old trauma, or the DMV — this prompt is your war cry. Be vicious. Be vulnerable. Be victorious.

Divine Rage, Sacred Resistance, and the Power of Summer

Day 4: August's Guided Poetry Journal 

We’ve hit the golden hour of summer, when the heat takes no prisoners and everyone’s walking around like they just emerged victorious from a mythic campaign at Target. It’s Leo season, Mars is strutting around in celestial plate armor, and even the tomatoes are aggressively ripening. Which makes “God of Battle” a chef’s kiss of a poetry prompt.



Divine Rage, Sacred Resistance, and the Power of Summer

Day 4: August's Guided Poetry Journal

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