The pastoral poem presents an idealistic, almost Utopian, view of rural life. In these poems, shepherds and shepherdesses are innocent, pure, and free from corruption of the city or even the court. Some common topics of these poems were death, love, the mockery of politics, and the ideal life of the country.
Find scene that could inspire a pastoral poem. Write your own 2 opening lines, and then pass it on to someone else to create the next 2 lines. In the end, you will have a 12-line poem, with several different authors!
HERE are some examples of pastoral poems and topics of possibility.
