Poetry isn’t always about the grandiose or life changing. Journey around your house and search for the most simple of household objects, from an old sock to plastic plants to a crumpled receipt. What is the mundanity that colors your existence? Which things do you never think of but can’t live without? Select an unconventional muse, one that is rarely celebrated, and let it inspire your poem. Tell its secrets, explain its role in your life, or offer it a thank-you. How will y
