Ellie Hoovs
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Breathing life into the lost and broken. Writes to mend what fire couldn't destroy. Poetry stitched from ashes, longing, and stubborn hope.
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Day 20 July's Poetry Prompt Challenge
Power, Precision, and the Poetry of Fierceness Tigers aren’t just beautiful; they’re terrifying, mythical, and mesmerizing. A tiger is the embodiment of grace in motion, the growl of survival, and the slow, hypnotic build of raw power. Whether you’re inspired by their predator instincts, solitary elegance, or ancient symbolism, tigers make for a bold and unforgettable poetry prompt.
By Ellie HoovsExclusive • 6 months ago
Day 19: July's Poetry Prompt Challenge
There’s a reason poets and dancers tend to gravitate toward each other - both are obsessed with timing, rhythm, emotion, and saying what cannot always be said in words. “Dance” as a poetry prompt taps into the physical and the metaphorical: movement as emotion, movement as memory, movement as resistance or release.
By Ellie HoovsExclusive • 6 months ago
Day 18: July's Poetry Prompt Challenge
It’s crab season—both literally (hello, beach towns and seafood boils) and astrologically (Cancer season, that tender little crustacean of the zodiac). Either way, the energy is ripe for poetry: hard shells, soft hearts, molting, sidestepping, hiding, clinging to home, scuttling across the sand with purpose or avoidance.
By Ellie HoovsExclusive • 6 months ago
When Water Swallowed The Light
The house had been in the family for five generations. Built by hand on the banks of the Rappahannock, it stood tall and white, with weather-worn shutters and a wraparound porch that had seen more rocking chairs than most old Southern homes. The boards creaked like they remembered everything, and maybe they did.
By Ellie Hoovs6 months ago in Fiction
Day 17: July's Poetry Prompt Challenge
Sun-Soaked Dreams and the Softness of Summer In the heat of summer, when the days stretch long and sun-drunk, sleep becomes heavier, more golden, more earned. “Sleepy Head” might sound like a nickname shouted across a breakfast table, but it’s also an invitation from this magical space; to slow down, to soften, and to write from the quiet liminal moments where memory blurs with dream.
By Ellie HoovsExclusive • 6 months ago
Day 16: July's Poetry Prompt Challenge
Chocolate may seem like a common, sweet treat, but in poetry it becomes much more than that - it’s indulgence, temptation, nostalgia, comfort, and longing all melted into one metaphor-rich morsel. Whether it’s a foil-wrapped valentine, a childhood Halloween stash, or the slow melt of dark chocolate on a broken heart, this deceptively simple sweet has powerful poetic potential.
By Ellie HoovsExclusive • 6 months ago
Day 15 July's Poetry Prompt Challenge
Trees are so much more than background scenery - they’re metaphors standing in plain sight. They are witnesses, timekeepers, and the quiet keepers of secrets. Whether you’re drawn to the whisper of their leaves, the strength of their roots, or the way they wear the seasons like stories, trees make an incredibly rich poetry prompt.
By Ellie HoovsExclusive • 6 months ago
