The Form

❋⋆˚ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄 ··· a collection of poetry prompts inspired by Noah Kahan's sophomore album with themes of distance and homecoming, where success tangles with loss, and roots pull you back no matter how far you've grown.

Write about the moment you realized you couldn't reach someone across the distance you'd created

Your hometown's ZIP code is tattooed somewhere on your body—explain why

The crickets are chirping and it's the end of August; what are you running from?

Write a letter to someone who became famous that you used to know when they were nobody

You're driving an American car with the saddest song on repeat—where are you going?

Porch lights left on for someone who stopped coming home

You wrote your best work next to a pond, a piano, a firetower—what did the location give you that nowhere else could?

Your family doesn't recognize you anymore, and you don't recognize yourself

The divide between who you were and who you've become has a name—what is it?

You're standing in Vermont, screaming feelings across a canyon to people who can't hear you anymore

Write the fears that visit you in the moments before you fall asleep

Someone left the smallest town for the biggest dream, and it ruined everything

You finally got everything you wanted, and it feels completely foreign

Write about the disorientation of deserving something you always thought was impossible

Nostalgia as a chronic condition with no cure

You're trying to go backward and forward at the exact same time

Write about a downfall from the perspective of someone watching it happen

Your roots are showing, no matter how far you've grown

“Dyke rage is blessed”

how many followers do you have?

when’s the last time you went on a date

how many posts have you made?

What type of shoes do you wear?

what colour are the walls of your room

where are you right now? (not exact location. ex: at a park)

would you consider yourself good at art?

who was your first kiss?

do you still sleep with stuffed animals?

what’s your favourite piece of clothing you own?

do you live in an urban, suburban, or rural area?

what’s your favourite store to shop at? (online or irl)

if you had to choose one POSITIVE word to describe yourself, what would it be?

do you collect anything?

what’s the last thing you ate?

if you go to therapy, do you like your therapist?

what’s one thing you want to buy, but don’t have the money or resources to get?

Who’s the first person you can think of?

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real?

If you could revive one tv show that has been cancelled, what show would it be?

do you consider yourself a part of any alternative subculture? if so, which one(s)?

who was your childhood favourite music artist?

CDs or record players?

Do you believe in any conspiracy theories?

would you get back together with an ex if given the opportunity?

favourite kid’s show character?

is the person you call your best friend actually your best friend?

when you’re sad, do you prefer to listen to music to match your mood, or listen to happy music?

what’s the last outfit you wore?

do you have any online friends?

least favourite clothing style that is currently popular

how often do you do your laundry?

do you prefer silver or gold jewelry?

what’s your book/movie/tv guilty pleasure?

if you could change your hair however you want, how would you change it?

do you paint your nails?

what’s an uncommon/specific /obscure topic you’re interested in?

what’s the name of your first pet/what would you name your first pet if you had one?

what’s one feature you would change on tumblr?

what’s the most interesting item you own?

would you rather go on a date at a museum or a concert?