For this challenge, find a poem written by another poet. Go through the poem and pick one word out of each line. Write each word you've chosen in the margin of a blank piece of paper - one word per line. Make it challenging for yourself; pick words with substance, instead of picking words like "the" or "and." Go for the tough stuff. Picking words you don't normally use is especially helpful and can lead to interesting results.
Once you have your words listed down the side of your paper, it's time for you to use them. Write a poem using each word in the line where you've placed it. See where it takes you. For a variation on this exercise, list all of the words together in a jumble in the center of the page, and pick them in a random order as you proceed. Be sure to use all of the words in the poem.
Good luck!
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